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Costs budget discussion reports—a party's obligations (Findcharm v Churchill Group)

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Published on: 15 May 2017

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Dispute Resolution analysis: Coulson J in the Technology and Construction Court reiterates that parties have an obligation to comply with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and when dealing with the relatively new costs budget discussion reports, parties must adopt a realistic attitude to the other party’s budget so as to assist the court in identifying and addressing the real disputes between the parties on costs.

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