High Court may be lenient where statement of costs is filed late

May 20, 2021

Where the Claimant failed file their statement of costs 24 hours before a hearing in Tribe v Elborne Mitchell LLP (Costs) [2021] EWHC 1252 (Ch), Master McCloud took the lenient view that, where the Defendant suffered no prejudice by the late filing, no sanctions should be imposed on the Claimant.

High Court may be lenient where statement of costs is filed late

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