Practice and procedure Costs
Costs budgeting – Costs management order – Practice Direction 51G – Parties to construction dispute seeking court’s approval of their costs budgets by costs management order – Whether costs set…
The award of costs in proceedings is governed by CPR Part 44, and its related Practice Direction. While the general principle is still that the losing party should pay the…
Civil litigation – Costs – Respondent landlord bring claim for breach of repairing covenants – Appellant tenants ignoring respondent’s invitations to mediate but making Part 36 offer to settle –…
Neutral Citation Number: [2013] EWCA Civ 1288. Case No: A2/2012/0373 & 0465. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION). ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT.
Hammersmatch Properties (Welwyn) Ltd v Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics Ltd and another
Dilapidations – Award of damages – Costs – Claimant landlord obtaining damages in respect of dilapidations on termination of lease – Claimant seeking costs – Whether award just exceeding defendant’s…
Civil Procedure Costs
Building contract – Dispute – Settlement – Costs – Dispute arising between parties in relation to delay in carrying out civil engineering works – Adjudicator making award in favour of…
Appeal Costs
Landlord and tenant – Summary judgment – Costs – Claimant holding leases of flats in block owned by defendant landlord – Service charge payable including contribution to reserve fund – Claimant obtaining summary…