| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 25 (Dec) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWHC 3092 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Mr Justice Tugendhat |
| Representation | Desmond Browne QC & Jacob Dean (instructed by Hogan Lovells International LLP) for the claimant. |
| Richard Spearman QC & Justin Rushbrooke (instructed by Carter Ruck) for the first intervenor. | |
| Mark Warby QC (instructed by Bird and Bird) for the second intervenor. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 29 November 2011 |
Catchwords
Costs - Order for costs - Discretion - Claimant applying to make public judgment delivered in private - Claimant considering application disproportionate to interest at stake - Parties agreeing order - Defendant applying for costs - Whether defendant entitled to costs.
The Case
Costs Order for costs. The Queen's Bench Division held that in the circumstances it was impossible for the parties to have incurred the legal fees claimed in opposing the claimant's application to make public a judgment that had delivered in private and the proper order was no order for costs.
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