Transcripts of Supreme Court Costs Office Decisions: new entries published on 15 June 2009
Conditional Fee Agreements
Formality requirements
Sidhu v Sandhu & Anor [2008] EWHC 90108 (Costs)(July 2008 : Master Simons: reversed on appeal on 5 May 2009 by Burton J sitting with assessors)
Bailey v UK Coal Mining Ltd. [2009] EWHC 90139 (Costs) (May 2009 : Chief Master Hurst, Senior Costs Judge)
Interest on CFA costs
Bollito v Arriva London [2009] EWHC 90136 (Costs) (February 2009 : Master Rogers)
Meaning of the terms agreed
Pacey v The Ministry of Defence [2009] EWHC 90138 (Costs) (April 2009 : Master Rogers)
Fixed Costs
Whether claim had reached a "final contested hearing"
Hosking v Smallshaw [2009] EWHC 90137 (Costs) (March 2009 : Master Simons)
Practice and Procedure
Meaning of "costs of and incidental to"
Mullan v Thames Valley Police [2009] EWHC 90140 (Costs) (May 2009 : Master Gordon-Saker)
Solicitors Act 1974
Use of confidential documents in assessment sought by third parties
Rosserlane Consultants Ltd & Anor v Herbert Smith Llp [2009] EWHC 90135 (Costs) (February 2009 : Master Campbell)
Whether permission to amend should be given
Bilkus v Stockler Brunton (a firm) [2008] EWHC 90118 (Costs) (November 2008 : Master Gordon-Saker; on 11 June 2009 an appeal was heard by Henderson J, sitting with assessors; judgment reserved)