Costs bills based on estimated times found to be “intentionally misleading”
A Senior Costs Judge ruled that virtually all the times claimed in each of nine bills had been estimated with no evidence in the files that the work had been done. The judge concluded that in signing the bills the solicitor had acted both unreasonably and improperly. It was ordered that the claimant’s total costs be reduced by 40% and that they were to pay 75% of the defendant’s costs of the detailed assessment proceedings. For more information click here https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/costs-bills-based-entirely-on-estimates-intentionally-misleading/5115964.article?
