Pre-action disclosure applications: Much accrued about nothing

Are claimants entitled to advocate‘s costs when no advocacy has occurred? Thomas Herbert reviews conflicting case law ‘Where the defendant consents to the substantive application, and also accepts that it must pay the claimant‘s costs (ie where there is no need for any advocacy), is the claimant still entitled to half the Type B costs?‘ …
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Cases Referenced

  • Crawshaw v Alfred Dunhill Ltd (2017) unreported County Court at Sheffield DJ Bellamy 16 November
  • Hannon v Cheshire West and Cheshire Council (2017) unreported County Court at Sheffield DJ Bellamy 16 November
  • Sharp v Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33
  • Skowron v Rollers Roller Disco Ltd (2017) County Court at Truro DJ Middleton 8 June