General of Berne Insurance Company v Jardine Reinsurance Management Ltd and Others: ComC 24 Jun 1997

Costs – Contentious Business Agreement- Section Does not limit the costs recoverable by a successful party to the hourly rates agreed in a Contentious Business Agreement – the limit only applies to the global limit payable under the agreement.

Judges:

Tuckey J

Citations:

[1997] 2 Costs LR 66

Statutes:

Solicitors Act 1974 60(4)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromGeneral of Berne Insurance Company v Jardine Reinsurance Management Limited CA 12-Feb-1998
Where only part of action for which costs are awarded, is covered by a contentious business agreement, and the amount recoverable is limited, that part is severable from the balance. A paying party cannot be ordered to pay a receiving party more by . .
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Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.220783