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Costs management—practical insights (Re Construction Industry Vetting Information Group Litigation Various Claimants v Sir Robert McAlpine and others)

Published on: 08 December 2015

Table of contents

  • Practical implications
  • Background to the costs management
  • If no objection is made as to costs at the costs management stage can an objection subsequently be raised at detailed assessment?
  • What was the court's approach to the costs budgets in this case?
  • Estimated costs
  • Incurred costs
  • Agreed costs
  • Costs which were not agreed
  • Court details

Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: Supperstone J and Master Leslie, sitting with a costs assessor, have considered the costs budgets in a complex and high value group action. The case raises issues concerning objecting to the other side’s costs budget, costs management in group action litigation as well as the application of costs budgeting when the old Lownds proportionality test applies.

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