The claimant appealed against a dismissal of its appeal against an award of costs.
Held: There was no clear appointment of any solicitor to act for the company. The appeal was against an order based upon an undertaking given by consent by the claimant, and was hopeless. The court deprecated ‘ the terrible waste of money represented by this case. This appeal epitomises that waste. It is precisely the sort of disproportionate incurring of costs that the Costs Review, and the subsequent changes to the CPR, were designed to address.’
Coulson J
[2013] EWHC 3868 (QB)
Bailii
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 26 November 2021; Ref: scu.518921
