| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 177 (Jan) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2010] EWHC 2584 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Judge Behrens sitting as a judge of the High Court sitting with Judge Robert Hill and Judge Paul Miller as assessors |
| Representation | John Foy QC (instructed by Irwin Mitchell, Sheffield) for the claimant. |
| Simon Brown (instructed by Halliwells LLP, Sheffield) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 14 October 2010 |
Catchwords
Solicitor - Costs - Conditional fee agreement - Claimant entering into conditional fee agreement with firm of solicitors - Claimant bringing proceedings against defendant for personal injuries as result of premature birth - Defendant admitting liability and causation - Judge assessing costs and awarding success fee - Whether judge erring - Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations 2000, .
The Case
Solicitor Costs. The Queen's Bench Division allowed in part a costs appeal against a number of decisions made by the district judge during the course of a detailed assessment of the claimant's costs following the settlement of his personal injury claim.
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