In personal injury cases, a judge deciding on the award of costs after a payment in, and where a benefits recovery was to take effect, was to judge the issue of costs by measuring the offer against the payment in or written offer, aggregated with the effect of the benefits to be deducted.
Citations:
Times 01-Jul-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 1519
Statutes:
Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Personal Injury, Damages, Costs
Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.146434
