Non-party costs order made against credit hire company (Adam Kozaihi v Mandy Oliver)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this decision?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?

Article summary

Personal Injury analysis: The claimant in Adam Kozaihi v Mandy Oliver brought a personal injury claim against the defendant following a minor car accident. The claim included costs of over £90,000 for hiring replacement vehicles. The claimant failed to engage with the proceedings and as a result his claim was struck out and he lost qualified one-way cost shifting (QOCS) protection. The defendant successfully applied for a non-party costs order against the credit hire company. Alex Bagnall, a costs lawyer at Total Legal Solutions in Sheffield, comments on what lessons can be learned from this case for personal injury practitioners.