The claimant had succeeded in his claim for damages for professional negligence for having failed to diagnose his learning difficulties. The defendants appealed the order for costs.
Held: Though successful, his success had been against only one of the defendants, and had lost on wholly discrete issues. It was appropriate that he should receive only 70% of his costs. Those advising such claimants should consider carefully with their experts which of the professionals it was reasonable to allege were negligent.
Citations:
[2005] EWCA Civ 266
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Professional Negligence, Education, Costs
Updated: 29 June 2022; Ref: scu.223630