This was an appeal to the Court of Appeal to the decision of Mr Justice Alliott sitting with assessors (No.11 of 1999). The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of Mr Justice Alliott, both the Judge and his assessors concluding that this was not a special case within Re: Eastwood.
‘The judgment of this court in Re: Eastwood establishing that the conventional method appropriate to taxing the bill of a solicitor in private practice is also appropriate for the bill of an in-house solicitor in all but special cases where it is reasonably plain that that method will infringe the indemnity principle. Such a special case will arise where a sum can be identified, different from that used by the conventional approach, which is adequate to cover the actual cost incurred in doing all the work done. Such a sum may be identified by concession (see [1975] 1 Ch at pages 130G to 131A) or, presumably, by the factual assessment of the taxing tribunal itself: but that possibility does not justify a detailed investigation into every case (ibid at page p132E).’
Judges:
Court of Appeal Lord Justice Buxton and Mr Justice Hooper
Citations:
[2000] EWHC 9014 (Costs)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.235630
