Dix and Ors v Sigma Group Limited [2023] JRC 063 (24 April 2023)

Dix and Ors v Sigma Group Limited [2023] JRC 063 (24 April 2023)

No factor B rate is allowed for the costs of a costs application conducted on the papers and involving modest sums; only two-thirds of the factor A costs actually billed to the client are recoverable.

Citation
[2023] JRC 063
Parties
Plaintiffs: Dix and Ors; Defendant: Sigma Group Limited
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
24 April 2023
Procedural Posture
Costs Application / Summary Assessment of Costs Following Main Judgment
Outcome
Defendant ordered to pay Plaintiffs £3,150 as summary assessment of costs of the costs application.
Legal Topics
Costs Assessment, Indemnity Principle, Factor a and B Rates
Civil Procedure Costs Assessment Indemnity Principle Factor a and B Rates

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Parties

Dix and Ors

Plaintiffs

Sigma Group Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Costs Application / Summary Assessment of Costs Following Main Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a factor B rate should be allowed in the costs of a costs application
  2. 2 Calculation of costs payable under the indemnity principle

Ratio Decidendi

No factor B rate is allowed for the costs of a costs application conducted on the papers and involving modest sums; only two-thirds of the factor A costs actually billed to the client are recoverable.

Court Disposition

Defendant ordered to pay Plaintiffs £3,150 as summary assessment of costs of the costs application.

Orders

  • Defendant to pay £3,150 to Plaintiffs within twenty-eight days of this judgment.