Cases

Musa King v Telegraph Group Ltd (Costs)

Comment

It remains to be seen how much of an impact the decision will have on the conduct of future CFA-funded litigation. The result on proportionality is perhaps hardly surprising given the critical remarks of the Court of Appeal. In the end the amount allowed on the detailed assessment was about 65% of the bill. More controversial is the Senior Cost's Judge suggestion that an appropriate test is to ask whether a private individual of adequate means would be prepared pay the level of costs in question to achieve success.

Areas of work

Defamation
Media Law

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