| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 119 (Nov) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2009] EWHC 1397 (Admin) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court |
| Judge: | Sullivan LJ and Wilkie J |
| Representation | David Sonn, solicitor advocate, for the claimant. |
| The defendant did not appear and was not represented. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 3 June 2009 |
Catchwords
Costs - Taxation - Bill of costs - Defendant's costs order being made in claimant's favour - Claimant's solicitors submitting bill of costs based on composite hourly rate - Defendant reducing amount payable in respect of travelling and waiting time - Whether defendant erring.
The Case
Costs Taxation. The Divisional Court allowed the claimant's judicial review of the defendant's decision to reduce the costs payable, under a defendant's costs order, in respect of travelling and waiting time, where in reaching its decision the defendant had misdirected itself and erred in law.
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