England and Wales Case Law

M5 Associates Limited v Simon Nevill Wetton & Anor

Claimant entitled to costs up to and including default judgment on standard basis; claimant to pay Mr Watkins' costs up to and including first hearing on standard basis; Mr Watkins to pay costs of second disclosure application and redetermination relating to him on standard basis due to disclosure failures and inaccurate evidence, but not on indemnity basis as no dishonesty found; no change to interest rate or period absent appeal or timely application to set aside.

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• Costs
• Guarantee
• Fraud
• Negligence
• Disclosure
• Interest

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Timokhin v Timokhina

Timokhin v Timokhina [2026] EWHC 1194 (KB) (19 May 2026)

The High Court refused stays of enforcement, upheld Part 36 costs consequences, and awarded interest and a payment on account after enforcing Russian judgments.

• Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
• Post-nuptial agreements
• Costs
• Interest
• Stay of enforcement
• Recognition-and-enforcement-of-foreign-judgments

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Alexander Valeryevich Timokhin v Anna Anatolyevna Timokhina

The High Court refused a stay of enforcement pending appeal or Russian bankruptcy and made Part 36 costs and interest orders after the claimant won recognition and enforcement.

• Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
• Post-nuptial agreements
• Bankruptcy
• Costs
• Interest
• Stay of enforcement

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Ulrich Rued v Lloyd Dormer & Anor

Final consequentials judgment in a partnership dispute: no further interest was awarded, the earlier liability costs order stood, and the account phase costs were left neutral.

• Dissolution of partnership
• Breach of trust
• Account of partnership
• Costs orders
• Interest on partnership loans
• Realisation of partnership assets

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Abraaj Investment Management Limited (in liquidation) & Ors v KES Power Limited & Ors (No 2)

The court resolved consequential issues after trial, holding Mashreq could recover the KESP Receivable against KESP by estoppel by convention, with interest, costs orders, and a stay pending appeal.

• Estoppel by convention
• Assignment of debts
• Costs
• Interest
• Stay of execution
• Estoppel-by-convention

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Power Projects Sanayi Insaat Ticaret Limited Sirketi v Star Assurance Company Ltd (Re Consequential Matters)

Power Projects Sanayi Insaat Ticaret Limited Sirketi v Star Assurance Company Ltd (Re Consequential Matters) [2026] EWHC 343 (Comm) (18 February 2026)

The Commercial Court held it retained jurisdiction to award Part 36 consequential remedies, including enhanced interest, an additional amount, indemnity costs, and interest on costs.

• Part 36 offers
• Costs
• Interest
• Exclusive jurisdiction clauses
• Indemnity costs
• Part-36-offers

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Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Limited & Ors v Equitas Insurance Limited

Commercial Court reinsurance judgment on excess erosion, follow-the-settlements, settlement conduct, and interest in a long-running RSA v Equitas dispute.

• Reinsurance excess erosion
• Claims co-operation clause
• Follow settlements clause
• Proper and businesslike steps
• Compound and simple interest
• Allocation of liability

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Matiere SAS v ABM Precast Solutions Ltd

Costs and interest ruling after trial in a contract dispute: the claimant’s Part 36 offer was effective for the claim but not the counterclaim.

• Costs
• Part 36 offers
• Interest
• Good faith in contracts
• Counterclaims
• Part-36-offers

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Chassy v Left Shift IT Ltd & Ors

Chassy v Left Shift IT Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 1701 (KB) (04 July 2025)

Post-trial ruling on damages and costs: the claimant recovered damages and interest against the first defendant, with costs apportioned and no indemnity uplift.

• Costs
• Directors' duties
• Damages
• Interest
• Set-off
• Mediation

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Matrix Receivables Limited v Musst Holdings Limited

Neither party was successful for costs purposes due to Matrix's partial success on management fees (less than 5% of total claim), total failure on contract and performance fee claims, and significant conduct issues. The paying party test was not decisive given the disproportionate costs and the nature of the claims. No order as to costs was just in all circumstances.

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• Costs
• Interest
• Limitation
• Unjust enrichment
• Contract
• Stay of execution

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