Claim of £25,000 for instructing leading counsel disallowed
A Costs Judge disallowed £25,000 claimed for instructing leading counsel saying that the addition of a KC was neither reasonable nor proportionate and warned that parties cannot expect to recover “unlimited” costs. The claimant’s solicitors appointed leading counsel and junior counsel in the industrial disease case, the judge disallowed leading counsel’s fees altogether and reduced the fees of junior counsel. To read the full article click here https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/court-disallows-25000-claimed-for-instructing-leading-counsel/5116181.article?
