Summit Property Ltd v Pitmans (A Firm) [2002] EWHC 9017 (Costs) (18 November 2001)

The judge was entitled to adopt an issue-based approach to costs given the complexity and outcome of the case, and the costs order was not so plainly wrong as to be perverse.

Citation: [2002] EWHC 9017 (Costs)
Parties: Claimant: Summit Property Ltd; Defendant: Pitmans (A Firm)
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 18 November 2001
Procedural Posture: Costs Appeal / Appeal Decision
Outcome: appeal dismissed
Legal Topics: Issue Based Costs Orders, Solicitors' Duties, Costs Discretion

Civil Procedure Costs Issue Based Costs Orders Solicitors' Duties Costs Discretion

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Parties

Summit Property Ltd

Claimant

Pitmans (A Firm)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Costs Appeal / Appeal Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the trial judge's issue-based costs order was appropriate
2 Whether the costs order was so unreasonable as to be perverse

Ratio Decidendi

The judge was entitled to adopt an issue-based approach to costs given the complexity and outcome of the case, and the costs order was not so plainly wrong as to be perverse.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

Costs order of the trial judge affirmed
No variation or reversal of the costs order