The availability of a system for allowing extensions of time for taxation of bills of costs meant that a court had other means of penalising the delaying party than refusal of leave. The judge should not adopt a mechanistic approach but seek to stay fair.
Citations:
Times 28-Jan-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 628
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.145543