King v Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust [2016] EWHC B32 (Costs)

Costs: Out with the old

Paul Jones sets out the lack of consensus on proportionality since the end of ATE premiums and success fees ‘Regarding the exclusion of the ATE premium when considering proportionality, the master, again, drew a distinction between the pre-April 2013 rules, where the ATE would have been considered separately, and the new rules, where there was …

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Costs: Additional problems with proportionality

Paul Jones analyses a recent case in which costs were incurred before and after the introduction of the current proportionality rules ‘In deciding whether the costs claimed are reasonable and (on a standard basis assessment) proportionate, the court will consider the amount of any additional liability separately from the base costs.’ If one could somehow …

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