Coulson J discussed the sorts of case when the ordinary orders for costs was appropriate: ‘In my view, in an ordinary case, it will be extremely difficult to persuade a court that inadequacies or mistakes in the preparation of a costs budget, which is then approved by the court, should be subsequently revised or rectified, for the reasons given by Mr Wygas. The courts will expect parties to undertake the costs budgeting exercise properly first time around, and will be slow to revise approved budgets merely because, after the event, it is said that particular items had been omitted or under-valued. I also agree that any other approach could make a nonsense of the whole costs management regime.’
Judges:
Coulson J
Citations:
[2013] EWHC 872 (TCC)
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Updated: 17 November 2022; Ref: scu.472604