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England and Wales High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) Decisions |
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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) Decisions >> Reid v Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust [2015] EWHC B21 (Costs) (28 October 2015) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Costs/2015/B21.html Cite as: [2015] EWHC B21 (Costs) |
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SENIOR COURTS COSTS OFFICE
Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL |
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REID |
Claimant |
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST | Defendant |
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MR SHARPLES for and on behalf of the Defendant
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Crown Copyright ©
a. I award a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the costs assessed. That is a figure of £13,000-odd.
b. I award interest on the costs assessed at eight per cent from the day of the judgment, the day of the award for costs. That was 7 January 2015.
c. I order the Defendant to pay the Claimant’s costs of detailed assessment up to 27 July 2015 on the standard basis.
d. I order the Defendant to pay the Claimant’s costs of detailed assessment from 27 July on the indemnity basis.
e. Lastly, I want to award interest on item (i) and on the costs of assessment (items three and four) at eight per cent starting from today.
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