Burrows v Vauxhall Motors Ltd; Mongiardi v IBBC Vehicles Ltd: CA 19 Nov 1997

After acceptance of money paid into court in proceedings issued unnecessarily quickly, the taxing officer alone has the power to disallow costs.
Powers of the County Court to deal with costs unnecessarily incurred as the result of the premature issue of proceedings in personal injury actions where liability was not in issue.

Judges:

Lord Woolf

Citations:

Gazette 10-Dec-1997, Times 17-Dec-1997, [1997] EWCA Civ 2756

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

County Court Rules 1981 Order 11 r 3(3)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedRidehalgh v Horsefield; Allen v Unigate Dairies Ltd CA 26-Jan-1994
Guidance for Wasted Costs Orders
Guidance was given on the circumstances required for the making of wasted costs orders against legal advisers. A judge invited to make an order arising out of an advocate’s conduct of court proceedings must make full allowance for the fact that an . .
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Legal Professions, Costs, Personal Injury

Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.78763