Lindsay Woolford Costs will be assessed in the majority of cases on the standard basis where the Court will resolve any areas of doubt in favour of the Paying Party, and the Court will only allow those costs which it deems to be reasonably and proportionately incurred and proportionate to the matters in issue. Where…
Kathryn Regan Latest updates in the world of costs The approved minutes of the CPRC meetings which took place on 1 December 2023 and 2 February 2024 became available recently. In the December meeting, it was noted that a report in respect of fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence claims had been provisionally scheduled for…
Matthew Waring The recent case of Reid –v- Wye Valley NHS Trust [2023] EWHC 2843 (KB) provides a timely reminder as to the Court’s power when they are making an Order for Costs. At a Case Management Hearing, the usual Order is “costs in the case”. As that may be, the Court does hold discretion…