Deutsche Bahn AG & Ors, Re
The court exercised its discretion to award costs to the respondents due to the significant assistance provided by their submissions and the complexity of the litigation, making appellants jointly and severally liable.
- Parties
- Claimant: Deutsche Bahn AG; Claimant: DB Netz AG; Claimant: DB Energie GmbH; Claimant: DB Regio AG; Claimant: S-Bahn Berlin GmbH; Claimant: S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH; Claimant: DB Regio NRW GmbH; Claimant: DB Kommunikationstechnik Gmbh; Claimant: DB Schenker Rail Deutschland AG; Claimant: DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH; Claimant: DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH; Claimant: DB Fernverkehr AG; Claimant: DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd; Claimant: Loadhaul Limited; Claimant: Mainline Freight Limited; Claimant: Rail Express Systems Limited; Claimant: DB Schenker Rail International Limited; Claimant: EMEF – Empresa de Manutencão de Equipamento Ferroviãrio SA; Claimant: CP – Comboios de Portugal EPE; Claimant: Metro de Madrid SA; Claimant: Angel Trains Limited; Claimant: NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen; Claimant: Nedtrain BV; Claimant: Nedtrain Ematech BV; Claimant: NS Reitzigers BV; Claimant: DB Schenker Rail Nederland NV; Claimant: Trenitalia SPA; Claimant: Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SPA; Claimant: Norges Statsbaner AS; Claimant: Euromaint Rail AB; Claimant: Göteborgs Spårvägar AB; Defendant: Morgan Advanced Materials plc; Defendant: Schunk GmbH; Defendant: Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH; Defendant: SGL Carbon SE; Defendant: Mersen SA; Defendant: Hoffmann & Co Elektrokohle AG
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 20 November 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Ruling on Costs
- Outcome
- Respondents awarded costs; appellants jointly and severally liable.
- Legal Topics
- Costs, Permission to Appeal, Joint and Several Liability
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Parties
Deutsche Bahn AG
Claimant
DB Netz AG
Claimant
DB Energie GmbH
Claimant
DB Regio AG
Claimant
S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
Claimant
S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
Claimant
DB Regio NRW GmbH
Claimant
DB Kommunikationstechnik Gmbh
Claimant
DB Schenker Rail Deutschland AG
Claimant
DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH
Claimant
DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH
Claimant
DB Fernverkehr AG
Claimant
DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd
Claimant
Loadhaul Limited
Claimant
Mainline Freight Limited
Claimant
Rail Express Systems Limited
Claimant
DB Schenker Rail International Limited
Claimant
EMEF – Empresa de Manutencão de Equipamento Ferroviãrio SA
Claimant
CP – Comboios de Portugal EPE
Claimant
Metro de Madrid SA
Claimant
Angel Trains Limited
Claimant
NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Claimant
Nedtrain BV
Claimant
Nedtrain Ematech BV
Claimant
NS Reitzigers BV
Claimant
DB Schenker Rail Nederland NV
Claimant
Trenitalia SPA
Claimant
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SPA
Claimant
Norges Statsbaner AS
Claimant
Euromaint Rail AB
Claimant
Göteborgs Spårvägar AB
Claimant
Morgan Advanced Materials plc
Defendant
Schunk GmbH
Defendant
Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH
Defendant
SGL Carbon SE
Defendant
Mersen SA
Defendant
Hoffmann & Co Elektrokohle AG
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Ruling on Costs
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether costs should be awarded to respondents after oral hearing for permission to appeal
- 2 Whether court has discretion to depart from normal position on costs
- 3 Appropriate apportionment of costs among appellant groups
Ratio Decidendi
The court exercised its discretion to award costs to the respondents due to the significant assistance provided by their submissions and the complexity of the litigation, making appellants jointly and severally liable.
Court Disposition
Respondents awarded costs; appellants jointly and severally liable.
Orders
- Respondents recover £25,000 net of VAT as costs from appellants, jointly and severally.
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