Motto v Trafigura [2011] EWHC 90201 (Costs); [2011] EWHC 90206 (Costs); [2011] EWHC 90209 (costs); [2011] EWCA Civ 1150 – Page 2

Costs: The return of Trafigura

Paul Jones discusses issues of proportonality ‘Issues such as proportionality, abandoned claims, costs of funding, success fees and ATE premiums form major elements in many costs disputes and it is helpful to have a current view of these issues.’ The costs dispute following the settlement of the group action against Trafigura, after the alleged illegal …

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Bill Of Costs: Now that is a big Bill

Paul Jones examines an extremely useful case that provides a senior costs judge’s guidance on issues large and small ‘The claimant’s 100% success fee was always likely to be contentious, and so it proved. Master Hurst accepted that, at the time the risk assessment was undertaken, an assessment of the prospects of success at 50/50 …

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