Fees – Estimate – Appellant solicitor providing estimate for services to respondent client – Costs of work exceeding estimate – Appellant refusing to continue to act on ground of non-payment…
Costs – Dishonesty – Respondents bringing proceedings against appellants to resolve boundary dispute – Judgment given for appellants but costs order made in favour of respondents on grounds of appellants’…
Landlord and tenant — Breach of covenant – Costs – Claimant landlord commencing proceedings for breach of repairing covenants – Defendant tenants refusing to mediate but making Part 36 offer…
Mortgage – Possession proceedings – Legal costs – Appellant defaulting on mortgage – Mortgagee instructing respondent solicitor to recover possession – Mortgagee paying respondent’s costs in full – Mortgage providing…
Mortgage – Possession proceedings – Legal costs – Appellant defaulting on mortgage – Mortgagee instructing respondent solicitor to recover possession – Mortgagee paying respondent’s costs in full – Mortgage providing…
Lease – Service charge — Repairs – Respondent landlords claiming contribution by appellants lessees towards cost of repairs under terms of lease – Court awarding respondents’ costs of proceedings before…
Costs Conditional fee agreement (CFA) Reasonableness Claimant entering into CFA and taking out after-the-event (ATE) insurance in proceedings against defendant for summary enforcement of adjudicator’s award in…
Judicial review – Claimant’s neighbour granted claim to quash planning permission – Defendant council agreeing at hearing to quash permission – Whether claimant entitled to costs – Whether unnecessary for…
Wasted costs order – Solicitor – Disclosure of documents ordered as to source of funding for purchase of property in dispute over beneficial ownership – Party making extensive redactions to…
Judicial review, Costs
Costs – Wasted costs order
Costs Preliminary issue Assessment Costs order made in favour of claimant as to costs of preliminary issue Claim compromised at late stage for smaller sum than…