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Motor Insurers' Bureau v Santiago [2026] EWHC 513 (KB) (19 February 2026)
High Court appeal on whether an interpreter’s fee was recoverable as a disbursement. The court upheld the assessed fee and dismissed the appeal.
Pires, R. v [2025] EWHC 2540 (SCCO) (30 September 2025)
Appeal dismissed in a costs redetermination challenge over interpreter fees because the appellant did not satisfy the exceptional circumstances test.
The appeal is dismissed because the Appellant did not satisfy the exceptional circumstances test under the regulations, as acting as a Portuguese interpreter does not qualify as sufficiently specialised or unusual. The scarcity provision could have justified exceeding the prescribed rate if evidence of attempts to secure alternative quotes had been provided, but this was not demonstrated in the appeal.
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Interpreter’s fees reasonably incurred to enable a vulnerable party to participate fully and give best evidence are recoverable as a disbursement under CPR 45.29I(h), as this interpretation accords with the overriding objective and is not precluded by Cham, which is distinguishable.
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Santiago v Motor Insurers' Bureau [2023] EWCA Civ 838 (13 July 2023)
The Court of Appeal held that an independent interpreter’s reasonable fees can be recovered as a disbursement under CPR 45.29I(h) in fixed costs cases.
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