Platform Interior Solutions Ltd v ISG Construction Ltd
Platform's costs are not prima facie excessive given comparables; claim consultant fees are recoverable as disbursements in adjudication enforcement proceedings; reduction in in-house hours is appropriate based on compromise between parties.
- Parties
- Claimant: Platform Interior Solutions Limited; Defendant: ISG Construction Limited
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 27 May 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Summary Assessment of Costs Following Judgment
- Outcome
- Costs assessed and awarded to Platform Interior Solutions Limited.
- Legal Topics
- Adjudication Enforcement, Costs Assessment, Litigant in Person Costs, Recoverability of Claim Consultant Fees
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Parties
Platform Interior Solutions Limited
Claimant
ISG Construction Limited
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil / Summary Assessment of Costs Following Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Platform's claimed costs are reasonable and recoverable
- 2 Whether claim consultant fees are recoverable as disbursements
- 3 Appropriate reduction of in-house time claimed
Ratio Decidendi
Platform's costs are not prima facie excessive given comparables; claim consultant fees are recoverable as disbursements in adjudication enforcement proceedings; reduction in in-house hours is appropriate based on compromise between parties.
Court Disposition
Costs assessed and awarded to Platform Interior Solutions Limited.
Orders
- ISG Construction Limited to pay Platform Interior Solutions Limited £52,041.60 in the Part 7 claim.
- ISG Construction Limited to pay Platform Interior Solutions Limited £17,688 in the Part 8 claim.
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