Ross v Bowbelle, Owners Of Ship & Anor [1997] EWCA Civ 1343 (26th March, 1997)

Ross v Bowbelle, Owners Of Ship & Anor [1997] EWCA Civ 1343 (26th March, 1997)

The original order for costs to be taxed entitles the successful party to interest on those costs, including the costs of taxation, from the date of that order (the incipitur rule), not from the later dates of subsequent orders or certificates.

Citation
[1997] EWCA Civ 1343
Parties
Plaintiff/appellant: Deborah Jane Ross; Defendants/respondents: Owners of the Ship 'Bowbelle'; Defendants/respondents: Another (Anr)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Court of Appeal (civil Division) Decision on Appeal From High Court
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Interest on Costs, Taxation of Costs, Judgment Debt, Limitation Proceedings

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Parties

Deborah Jane Ross

Plaintiff/appellant

Owners of the Ship 'Bowbelle'

Defendants/respondents

Another (Anr)

Defendants/respondents

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Court of Appeal (civil Division) Decision on Appeal From High Court

  1. 1 From what date does interest on costs of taxation run: from the date of the original order for costs to be taxed (the incipitur rule), or from the date of subsequent orders for costs of taxation?

Ratio Decidendi

The original order for costs to be taxed entitles the successful party to interest on those costs, including the costs of taxation, from the date of that order (the incipitur rule), not from the later dates of subsequent orders or certificates.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Appeal allowed with costs here and below
  • Leave to appeal to the House of Lords refused