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Tag Archives: Case Law

Motto v Trafigura Ltd [2011]

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The issues of costs in relation to funding and the application of a retrospective success fee were finally clarified in the recent appeal of Motto v Trafigura. The resulting position will not please solicitors for the receiving party but is … Continue reading

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Fortune v Roe [2011]

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An appeal in the case of Fortune v Roe [2011] All ER (D) 91 against a reduction in the success fee was dismissed at the High Court. This was a case where, in December 2001, the Claimant had been involved … Continue reading

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Pre-Action Protocol

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The recent case of Javed v British Telecommunications plc [2011] EWHC 90212 (Costs) is an interesting example of claimant solicitors being penalised for issuing proceedings unnecessarily and prematurely. The Master concluded: “I am in no doubt that the Claimant was … Continue reading

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