August 2015

The committee developing the new bill of costs format has released the following documents: Guidance Document Blank Template Example Data Print Version This was accompanied by the following: “We are inviting comments/suggestions on the draft new bill of costs by 18.9.15. It is planned that there will be a Practice Direction in force from the […]

I previously commented on the Coulson J, in CIP Properties (AIPT) Ltd v Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd & Ors (Costs No. 2) [2015] EWHC 481 (TCC), as to the suggestion a defendant might try to submit a knowingly low costs budget: “In his written submissions on behalf of the claimant, one of the points made