Simcoe v Jacuzzi UK Group plc (unreported; 9 June 2011; Leeds CC); [2012] EWCA Civ 137

Costs: Interesting times

After the discount rate cut, Paul Jones predicts increased legal disputes over interest on legal costs ‘Interest on legal costs is calculated from the date of the order giving a party the right to costs, rather than the date when those costs were assessed, the so-called incipitur rule.’While the legal and insurance professions come to …

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Costs: Interesting times

Paul Jones considers the date from which interest should run ‘In 2011 there were a number of decisions, including Gray v Toner [2011] and Motto & ors v Trafigura & anor [2011], that held that, where a case was funded by a CFA, interest should not run from the date of the order but should, …

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Recovery: A question of timing

Matthew Hoe highlights authorities that argue interest on costs is payable from quantification and not an order for costs ‘Three recent decisions have challenged the received wisdom that interest on costs runs from the date of the order for costs, and instead have allowed it only from the date the costs were quantified.’ Interest on …

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