Accentuate Ltd v Asigra Inc

Accentuate Ltd v Asigra Inc

The Master’s decisions on proportionality, hourly rates, and pre-application costs were within the range open to him and in accordance with established principles; no error of principle or plainly wrong conclusion was demonstrated.

Parties
Appellant/claimant: Accentuate Limited; Respondent/defendant: Asigra Inc
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
18 April 2013
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Costs Assessment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Costs Assessment, Proportionality, Jurisdiction, Commercial Agency, Solicitors' Hourly Rates
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Costs Assessment Proportionality Jurisdiction Commercial Agency Solicitors' Hourly Rates

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Parties

Accentuate Limited

Appellant/claimant

Asigra Inc

Respondent/defendant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal Against Costs Assessment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defendant’s costs were disproportionate
  2. 2 Appropriate hourly rates for Defendant’s solicitors
  3. 3 Entitlement to Claimant’s pre-application costs

Ratio Decidendi

The Master’s decisions on proportionality, hourly rates, and pre-application costs were within the range open to him and in accordance with established principles; no error of principle or plainly wrong conclusion was demonstrated.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed; costs orders as previously assessed remain in force