Cases

Miller v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No.4)

Comment

This judgment on costs should set alarm bells ringing in the ears of claimants who ignore proper offers to settle. Where the Defendant is faced with what the Court described as "enormous risks on costs" which would have amounted to over £4million if they lost (due to the claimant being funded on a conditional fee with success fee and insurance premium) it was unreasonable for a Claimant to reject proper offers to settle and to press onto trial where he could have have all he hoped for by way of vindication over a year earlier. The judgment is also interesting for the award of interest under CPR 44.3(6)(g) at 1% over base rate allowed on the money paid by ANL to their solicitors before judgment.

Areas of work

Defamation
Media Law

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