Various Claimants v MGN Ltd

The court approved reduced bespoke costs budgets for Mr Leslie and Ms Houghton, applying reasonableness and proportionality tests, and apportioned certain costs equally between individual and common costs, disapplying the 2% cap for costs management hearing.

Parties: Claimant: John Leslie; Claimant: Chantelle Houghton; Defendant: MGN Limited
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 24 May 2018
Procedural Posture: Civil / Costs Management Hearing
Outcome: Approval of reduced bespoke costs budgets for claimants; apportionment of certain costs between individual and common costs; 2% cap disapplied for costs management hearing.
Legal Topics: Costs Management, Misuse of Private Information, Aggravated Damages, Proportionality, Group Litigation

Civil Procedure Media Law Costs Management Misuse of Private Information Aggravated Damages Proportionality Group Litigation

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Parties

John Leslie

Claimant

Chantelle Houghton

Claimant

MGN Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Costs Management Hearing

Legal Issues

1 Approval of Individual Bespoke Costs Budgets for claimants
2 Application of proportionality and reasonableness tests to costs budgets
3 Allocation of costs between individual and common costs

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Approval of reduced bespoke costs budgets for claimants; apportionment of certain costs between individual and common costs; 2% cap disapplied for costs management hearing.

Orders

Mr Leslie's estimated costs for pleadings/RFI phase approved at £60,000.
Mr Leslie's estimated costs for disclosure phase approved at £75,000.