Blacklion Law LLP v Amira Nature Foods Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC B22 (Costs) (11 November 2021)

Blacklion Law LLP v Amira Nature Foods Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC B22 (Costs) (11 November 2021)

It would be inappropriate to order the Claimant to deliver a final statute bill or a breakdown, or to allow file inspection, as both parties have conducted the proceedings on the basis that the invoices are statute bills, the time for statutory assessment has expired, and the agreed process under the Deputy Master Nurse's order should not be disturbed. The Defendants are bound by the judgment and cannot now seek to reopen or revise the process.

Citation
[2021] EWHC B22 (Costs)
Parties
Claimant: Blacklion Law LLP; First Defendant: Amira Nature Foods Ltd; Second Defendant: Mr Karan Chanana
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 November 2021
Procedural Posture
Solicitor Client Costs Assessment / Interlocutory Application for Delivery of Statute Bill, Breakdown, and File Inspection Prior to Detailed Assessment
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Solicitor Client Costs, Statute Bills, Detailed Assessment, Civil Procedure Rules, Solicitors Act 1974, Breakdown of Costs, File Inspection
Civil Procedure Legal Costs Solicitor Client Costs Statute Bills Detailed Assessment Civil Procedure Rules Solicitors Act 1974 Breakdown of Costs +1 more

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Parties

Blacklion Law LLP

Claimant

Amira Nature Foods Ltd

First Defendant

Mr Karan Chanana

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Solicitor Client Costs Assessment / Interlocutory Application for Delivery of Statute Bill, Breakdown, and File Inspection Prior to Detailed Assessment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should order the Claimant to deliver a final statute bill under the General Retainer
  2. 2 Whether the court should order the Claimant to provide a breakdown of costs and allow inspection of files
  3. 3 Whether the invoices rendered by the Claimant are statute bills under the Solicitors Act 1974

Ratio Decidendi

It would be inappropriate to order the Claimant to deliver a final statute bill or a breakdown, or to allow file inspection, as both parties have conducted the proceedings on the basis that the invoices are statute bills, the time for statutory assessment has expired, and the agreed process under the Deputy Master Nurse's order should not be disturbed. The Defendants are bound by the judgment and cannot now seek to reopen or revise the process.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • No order for delivery of a final statute bill
  • No order for breakdown of costs