Challis v Bradpiece [2024] EWHC 1124 (SCCO) (13 May 2024)

Challis v Bradpiece [2024] EWHC 1124 (SCCO) (13 May 2024)

QOCS applies to detailed assessment proceedings arising from personal injury claims because a purposive construction of CPR 44.13, consistent with Supreme Court authority and legislative intention, requires that claimants are protected from net liability for defendant's costs, even where those costs arise in...

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Citation
[2024] EWHC 1124 (SCCO)
Parties
Claimant/receiving Party: Sharon Challis; Defendant/paying Party: Howard Bradpiece
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
13 May 2024
Procedural Posture
Detailed Assessment of Costs in Personal Injury Claim / Post Settlement, Detailed Assessment Proceedings Following Tomlin Order
Outcome
Claimant's construction preferred; QOCS applies to detailed assessment proceedings; defendant precluded from enforcing costs order for DA against claimant.
Legal Topics
Qualified One Way Costs Shifting (qocs), Detailed Assessment Proceedings, Statutory Interpretation, Enforcement of Costs Orders
Civil Procedure Personal Injury Costs Qualified One Way Costs Shifting (qocs) Detailed Assessment Proceedings Statutory Interpretation Enforcement of Costs Orders

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Parties

Sharon Challis

Claimant/receiving Party

Howard Bradpiece

Defendant/paying Party

Procedural Posture

Detailed Assessment of Costs in Personal Injury Claim / Post Settlement, Detailed Assessment Proceedings Following Tomlin Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Does the QOCS regime under CPR 44.13 apply to detailed assessment proceedings arising from personal injury claims?

Ratio Decidendi

QOCS applies to detailed assessment proceedings arising from personal injury claims because a purposive construction of CPR 44.13, consistent with Supreme Court authority and legislative intention, requires that claimants are protected from net liability for defendant's costs, even where those costs arise in detailed assessment proceedings.

Court Disposition

Claimant's construction preferred; QOCS applies to detailed assessment proceedings; defendant precluded from enforcing costs order for DA against claimant.

Orders

  • Defendant precluded from enforcing costs order for detailed assessment against claimant under QOCS.
  • Permission to appeal granted to defendant.