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MJS Projects (March) Ltd v RPS Consulting Services Ltd [2026] EWHC 884 (TCC) (15 April 2026)
Costs judgment after a construction professional negligence trial. The court ordered the Claimant to pay costs on the standard basis and refused indemnity costs.
Claimants, acting as beneficiaries under section 71(3) Solicitors Act 1974, are responsible for the costs of the detailed assessment, including VAT, due to their conduct and statutory framework; costs are not to be borne by the estate.
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Duffy v Birmingham City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 146 (25 February 2026)
The Court of Appeal held that omission of an express indemnity-principle certificate in a bill of costs is a procedural defect, not a nullity.
PM, R (On the Application Of) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2026] EWHC 419 (SCCO) (24 February 2026)
The court held that CPR Part 36 consequences applied to a detailed assessment completed by consent, where the agreed sum was more advantageous than the claimant’s offer.
The Court of Appeal upheld a stay on Nigeria’s third party costs application until detailed assessment of costs is completed, finding the case management decision was justified.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria v VR Global Partners LP & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 25 (23 January 2026)
The Court of Appeal dismissed Nigeria’s appeal against a stay of its third-party costs application, holding the judge’s case management decision was justified and sufficiently reasoned.
Public and Commercial Services Union, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Re Costs of the Appeal) [2025] EWCA Civ 1759 (19 December 2025)
The Court of Appeal held that failure to serve a costs schedule did not prevent an order that the appellant pay the respondent’s appeal costs, to be assessed if not agreed.
The Winros Partnership v Global Energy Horizons Corporation [2025] EWHC 3362 (Ch) (19 December 2025)
High Court appeal over solicitors’ fee assessment under a CFA was dismissed. The court held no restitutionary claim arose and nil assessment was proper.
The Respondents were under an obligation to commence detailed assessment proceedings within three months of the costs order. The court has a discretion under CPR 47.8 but, in the absence of good reason to refuse, must order commencement. The delay and alleged abuse by the Applicant do not justify refusing the order. The interim payment order is not a final determination of costs; a detailed assessment must proceed unless there are exceptional circumstances, which are not present here.
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Pickering v Thomas Mansfield Solicitors Ltd [2025] EWHC 3021 (SCCO) (14 November 2025)
The court dismissed a solicitor’s application for security for costs in a Solicitors Act assessment, finding no evidence the client put assets beyond reach.
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