LAPPET MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED & Anor v MR BASIL IBRAHIM RASSAM & Ors

LAPPET MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED & Anor v MR BASIL IBRAHIM RASSAM & Ors

Claimants are entitled to their costs, but the solicitors' hourly rates and counsel's fees are to be reduced for proportionality; no deduction for pre-action protocol breach; permission to appeal refused as the point was not argued and no sufficient ground shown.

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Parties
Claimant: Lappet Manufacturing Company Limited; Claimant: Shemagh Al Bassam Company; Defendant: Mr Basil Ibrahim Rassam; Defendant: Mr Ibrahim Rassam; Defendant: London Textile Industries Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
12 August 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil / Post Judgment (costs and Permission to Appeal)
Outcome
Claimants awarded costs with reductions; permission to appeal refused.
Legal Topics
Costs, Permission to Appeal, Trade Mark Infringement, Jurisdiction, Transfer of Proceedings
Intellectual Property Civil Procedure Costs Permission to Appeal Trade Mark Infringement Jurisdiction Transfer of Proceedings

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Parties

Lappet Manufacturing Company Limited

Claimant

Shemagh Al Bassam Company

Claimant

Mr Basil Ibrahim Rassam

Defendant

Mr Ibrahim Rassam

Defendant

London Textile Industries Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Post Judgment (costs and Permission to Appeal)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimants are entitled to their costs and in what amount
  2. 2 Whether the claimants' solicitors' hourly rates should be reduced
  3. 3 Whether permission to appeal should be granted

Ratio Decidendi

Claimants are entitled to their costs, but the solicitors' hourly rates and counsel's fees are to be reduced for proportionality; no deduction for pre-action protocol breach; permission to appeal refused as the point was not argued and no sufficient ground shown.

Court Disposition

Claimants awarded costs with reductions; permission to appeal refused.

Orders

  • Claimants to recalculate costs based on reduced hourly rates and counsel's fees as directed.
  • Defendants to pay recalculated costs within 14 days of judgment.