It is an often-misconstrued point of costs law that an indemnity costs order is a magic bullet, the Astra-Zeneca or Pfizer jab of the costs world. However, as the recent…
Court of Appeal orders costs on the indemnity basis for reasons of conduct and failure to accept a previous Part 36
The Court of Appeal decision in Lejonvarn v Burgess & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 114 has determined that an approved costs budget is irrelevant where indemnity costs are ordered. The…
Lawyers live in fear of having their costs budget reduced to court fees. If a budget is reduced to court fees, the only solution to minimise the impact of this…
We have often encountered difficulties when costs orders have not been termed correctly. One example is where a party failed to include the provision for costs to be assessed in the final Tomlin Order, and…
Will a budget which has been reduced to court fees apply if indemnity basis costs have been awarded? Where a budget is limited to court fees, it is advisable to…
