PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines v Leeds & ors [2018] EWHC 1735 (Ch)

Costs: Action not to be taken lightly

Laura Abbott sets out the key principles concerning costs and contentious probate proceedings Any claim should be approached on the basis that costs follow the event. Parties must therefore be willing, and able, to pay their own costs and those of their opponent if they are unsuccessful. Goodwin v Avison [2021] is a useful précis …

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Procedure: A tricky end

Michael Bennett discusses discontinuance ‘The best approach will usually be to try and demonstrate some form of unreasonable conduct by the defendant and use this to reduce the percentage of the defendant’s costs that the claimant is ordered to pay.’ When a claimant discontinues a claim it may feel like the end of a long …

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