The judge was asked to consider whether the principles in Eastwood were now out of date with regards to the relative costs of employing in house solicitors, as against an outside firm.
Held: The principles in Eastwood still held, and were binding. In calculating the ‘A’ element of costs for an in-house solicitor, the appropriate approach was to follow the same method as would be applied in the case of an independent solicitor.
Judges:
Mr Justice Elias
Citations:
6 of 200
Citing:
Cited – Lloyds Bank Ltd v Eastwood ChD 1965
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Costs
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.135975
