Lovell Partnerships Ltd & Anor v Merton Priory Homes

Lovell Partnerships Ltd & Anor v Merton Priory Homes

Claimants should recover £45,000 as a proportionate amount of their costs, reflecting a modest reduction for costs unnecessarily occasioned to the Defendant by the Claimants' conduct.

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Parties
Claimant: Lovell Partnerships Limited; Claimant: Connaught Partnerships Ltd (in liquidation); Defendant: Merton Priory Homes
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 June 2014
Procedural Posture
Costs Judgment / Post Trial Costs Determination
Outcome
Claimants awarded costs with a reduction; permission to appeal refused.
Legal Topics
Costs, Delay in Proceedings, Permission to Appeal
Civil Procedure Costs Delay in Proceedings Permission to Appeal

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Parties

Lovell Partnerships Limited

Claimant

Connaught Partnerships Ltd (in liquidation)

Claimant

Merton Priory Homes

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Costs Judgment / Post Trial Costs Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Claimants should recover all or a proportion of their costs
  2. 2 Whether the Claimants' conduct unreasonably increased costs
  3. 3 Whether permission to appeal should be granted

Ratio Decidendi

Claimants should recover £45,000 as a proportionate amount of their costs, reflecting a modest reduction for costs unnecessarily occasioned to the Defendant by the Claimants' conduct.

Court Disposition

Claimants awarded costs with a reduction; permission to appeal refused.

Orders

  • Defendant to pay Claimants £45,000 in costs within 14 days of judgment.
  • Defendant's time to apply to Court of Appeal extended to 14 days from judgment.