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Costs: The price of ambiguity
Littlestone v Macleish [2016] sheds light on whether landlords’ costs on dilapidation claims are recoverable on a standard or indemnity basis. Rosalind Cullis explains ‘The decision in Littlestone suggests that landlords pursuing damages claims and with the benefit of a similarly worded clause in their lease can, if successful, seek to recover their costs on …
Cases Referenced
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- Gibbon v Manchester City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 726
- Gomba Holdings (UK) Ltd & ors v Minories Finance Ltd & ors (No 2) [1993] Ch 171
- Littlestone & ors v Macleish [2016] EWCA Civ 127