Mr H TV Ltd v Archerfield Partners LLP [2021] EWHC 575 (QB) (20 January 2021)

Mr H TV Ltd v Archerfield Partners LLP [2021] EWHC 575 (QB) (20 January 2021)

The Master was entitled, on the documentary and oral evidence, to find that the claimant expressly approved the costs of £3.6m as part of the settlement; there was no real prospect of success in challenging this finding on appeal.

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Citation
[2021] EWHC 575 (QB)
Parties
Claimant/applicant: MR H TV LIMITED; Defendant/respondent: ARCHERFIELD PARTNERS LLP
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 January 2021
Procedural Posture
Application for Permission to Appeal / Permission to Appeal Against Master's Decision on Costs Assessment
Outcome
Permission to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Solicitor and Client Costs, Assessment of Costs, Informed Consent to Costs, Interpretation of Settlement Agreements
Civil Procedure Costs Solicitor and Client Costs Assessment of Costs Informed Consent to Costs Interpretation of Settlement Agreements

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Parties

MR H TV LIMITED

Claimant/applicant

ARCHERFIELD PARTNERS LLP

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Permission to Appeal / Permission to Appeal Against Master's Decision on Costs Assessment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Master erred in finding that the claimant gave informed consent to solicitors' costs of £3.6m
  2. 2 Whether the Master's interpretation of documentary evidence was perverse or unreasonable
  3. 3 Whether the settlement agreement included express approval of costs by the client

Ratio Decidendi

The Master was entitled, on the documentary and oral evidence, to find that the claimant expressly approved the costs of £3.6m as part of the settlement; there was no real prospect of success in challenging this finding on appeal.

Court Disposition

Permission to appeal refused

Orders

  • Permission to appeal against the Master's decision is refused.