Gattaz Property Limited & Anor. v Versant Developments & Homes Ltd & Ors

Gattaz Property Limited & Anor. v Versant Developments & Homes Ltd & Ors

The court approved the Claimants’ revised costs budget, subject to a reduction in trial preparation and trial phases for proportionality, and awarded wasted costs to IGD Defendants and PM due to the necessity of responding to the Claimants’ defective original budget.

Parties
Claimant: Gattaz Property Limited; Claimant: Fortimat Properties S.A.; Defendant: Versant Developments & Homes Ltd; Defendant: Pinsent Masons LLP; Defendant: IGD Defendants (4th, 6th, 9th, 10th); Defendant: Mr Ian Penfold
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
27 January 2023
Procedural Posture
Civil / Costs Management Judgment
Outcome
Claimants’ revised costs budget approved with reduction; IGD Defendants’ and PM’s budgets approved; costs awarded to IGD Defendants and PM.
Legal Topics
Costs Budgeting, Case Management, Proportionality of Costs
Civil Procedure Costs Budgeting Case Management Proportionality of Costs

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Parties

Gattaz Property Limited

Claimant

Fortimat Properties S.A.

Claimant

Versant Developments & Homes Ltd

Defendant

Pinsent Masons LLP

Defendant

IGD Defendants (4th, 6th, 9th, 10th)

Defendant

Mr Ian Penfold

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Costs Management Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Reasonableness and proportionality of costs budgets
  2. 2 Allocation of costs between combined proceedings
  3. 3 Entitlement to wasted costs for revised Precedent H

Ratio Decidendi

The court approved the Claimants’ revised costs budget, subject to a reduction in trial preparation and trial phases for proportionality, and awarded wasted costs to IGD Defendants and PM due to the necessity of responding to the Claimants’ defective original budget.

Court Disposition

Claimants’ revised costs budget approved with reduction; IGD Defendants’ and PM’s budgets approved; costs awarded to IGD Defendants and PM.

Orders

  • Claimants to prepare further revised Precedent H reflecting reduction in trial preparation and trial phases.
  • IGD Defendants’ and PM’s budgets approved without further deduction.