The defendant appealed an order that it should pay interest on the costs of the claimant from a date in 1994 when interim judgement had been given, even though damages were finally assessed only in 2001, and the costs had not yet been incurred.
Held: The court had not had referred to it the provisions of the rule. That rule gave the court a discretion as to the date form which interest was to be awarded on costs, and the order had been made per incuriam.
Judges:
Kay LJ, Phillips MR, Dyson LJ
Citations:
[2002] EWCA Civ 1786
Links:
Statutes:
Civil Procedure Rules 44.3(6)(g)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Civil Procedure Rules, Costs
Updated: 06 June 2022; Ref: scu.178616