| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 181 (Nov) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWHC 3068 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Mr Justice Eady |
| Representation | Augustus Ullstein QC and Gareth Tilley (instructed by Maitland & Co LLP) for the appellant. |
| Stephen Nathan QC (instructed by Covington & Burling LLP) for the respondents. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 23 November 2011 |
Catchwords
Costs - Order for costs - Discretion - First respondent seeking relief against KK in United States of America - Appellant lawyer acting for KK - Respondent applying for letter of request securing appellant's attendance to give evidence in United Kingdom - Appellant offering to give deposition in USA contending letter of request uneccessary - Letter of request being issued - Judge giving effect to letter of request - Appellant applying to have judge's order set aside - Parties entering into settlement agreement - Parties agreeing no order for costs - Appellant applying for costs - Judge dismissing application - Whether judge erring.
The Case
Costs Order for costs. The Queen's Bench Division held that the judge had not erred in dismissing the appellant's application for costs where a binding settlement agreement entered into between the parties recorded that there should be no order for costs.
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