Permission to appeal is required against a summary assessment of costs. The correct approach was set out in Lownds. Here, and although the registrar had not followed the recommended two stage approach, the result was reasonable.
Citations:
Times 17-Dec-2003, Gazette 22-Jan-2004
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Home Office v Lownds (Practice Note) CA 21-Mar-2002
The respondent had been ordered to pay costs of over pounds 16,000 in an action for clinical negligence where the final award was only pounds 4,000. The Secretary of State appealed claiming that the costs were disproportionate.
Held: In such . .
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Costs
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.189950