Legal Cost Specialists

February 2014

Burton v Cranfield Delta Whiskey Group – Relief from sanctions

The recent decision of Costs Judge Master Rowley, in Burton v Cranfield Delta Whiskey Group, granting relief from sanctions, is an unusual one. The breach occurred pre-1 April 2013. Litigation Futures reported that the reasoning behind the decision was that Master Rowley said that the message sent by the Court of Appeal in Mitchell was […]

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Interest on costs

CPR 44.2(6)(g) states: “The orders which the court may make under this rule include an order that a party must pay interest on costs from or until a certain date, including a date before judgment.” However, the Senior Courts Costs Office Guide 2013 correctly advises: “The power to order interest to run from a date

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Costs reserved

Of the different types of order the court can make in relation to interim matters is one for “costs reserved”. PD 44 para.4.2 explains the effects of such an order: “The decision about costs is deferred to a later occasion, but if no later order is made the costs will be costs in the case.”

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