Groupama Insurance Company Ltd v Overseas Partners Re Ltd & Anor [2003] EWHC 290 (Comm) (21 February 2003)
OP must bear Groupama's costs of the action, including costs of joining AON, as OP lost on the main issue and the alteration issue did not justify a split order; AON should bear its own costs due to its role in causing the litigation.
- Citation
- [2003] EWHC 290 (Comm)
- Parties
- Claimant: Groupama Insurance Company Ltd; 1st Defendant: Overseas Partners Re Ltd; 2nd Defendant: AON Limited
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 21 February 2003
- Procedural Posture
- Commercial Court Ruling on Costs / Post Judgment (costs Determination)
- Outcome
- Costs awarded to Groupama against OP; AON to bear its own costs.
- Legal Topics
- Costs Orders, Joinder of Parties, Alteration of Documents
Case Brief
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Parties
Groupama Insurance Company Ltd
Claimant
Overseas Partners Re Ltd
1st Defendant
AON Limited
2nd Defendant
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Ruling on Costs / Post Judgment (costs Determination)
Legal Issues
- 1 Proper order for costs following judgment
- 2 Responsibility for costs arising from alteration of a document
- 3 Entitlement to Bullock Order
Ratio Decidendi
OP must bear Groupama's costs of the action, including costs of joining AON, as OP lost on the main issue and the alteration issue did not justify a split order; AON should bear its own costs due to its role in causing the litigation.
Court Disposition
Costs awarded to Groupama against OP; AON to bear its own costs.
Orders
- OP to pay Groupama's costs of the action, including costs of joining AON.
- AON to bear its own costs.
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