Doctor David William Reeves v Jennifer Carol Pickton & Ors

Doctor David William Reeves v Jennifer Carol Pickton & Ors

Berkeley Domecq’s fees are not recoverable as costs because the work performed was not of a specialist or expert nature outside the normal scope of solicitors’ work in section 994 proceedings, and thus does not qualify as a recoverable disbursement under the applicable legal principles.

Parties
Petitioner: Doctor David William Reeves; First Respondent: Jennifer Carol Pickton; Second Respondent: Forsite Engineering Company Ltd; Third Respondent: Charlotte Reeves (By her litigation friend Robert Bruce John Reeves)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 September 2024
Procedural Posture
Costs Assessment / Judgment on Recoverability of Consultancy Fees as Costs
Outcome
Berkeley Domecq’s fees are not recoverable as costs by the Petitioner from the Respondent.
Legal Topics
Costs Assessment, Litigant in Person Costs, Unfair Prejudice Petition, Recoverability of Consultancy Fees
Civil Procedure Company Law Costs Assessment Litigant in Person Costs Unfair Prejudice Petition Recoverability of Consultancy Fees

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Parties

Doctor David William Reeves

Petitioner

Jennifer Carol Pickton

First Respondent

Forsite Engineering Company Ltd

Second Respondent

Charlotte Reeves (By her litigation friend Robert Bruce John Reeves)

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Costs Assessment / Judgment on Recoverability of Consultancy Fees as Costs

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the fees and expenses of Berkeley Domecq, a non-solicitor consultancy, are recoverable as costs by a litigant in person under CPR 46.5

Ratio Decidendi

Berkeley Domecq’s fees are not recoverable as costs because the work performed was not of a specialist or expert nature outside the normal scope of solicitors’ work in section 994 proceedings, and thus does not qualify as a recoverable disbursement under the applicable legal principles.

Court Disposition

Berkeley Domecq’s fees are not recoverable as costs by the Petitioner from the Respondent.

Orders

  • No further costs awarded to the Petitioner regarding the issue of Berkeley Domecq’s fees.