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1. AR Griffiths & 164 Ors v Solutia UK
Ltd (2001) CA, 26th April 2001.
The Court of Appeal urged judges
to exercise their case management powers, including calling parties to
submit estimates.
2. Solutia (UK) – v- Griffiths – Court of Appeal – 26/4/2001 2
Costs LR 260) when Mance LJ stated:
“the present litigation was conducted under the old rules preceding the
Woolf Reforms. It is to be hoped that subsequent to the Woolf Reforms,
Judge’s conducting cases will make full use of their powers under
Practice Direction Cost Section 6 which appears in the Civil Procedure
White Book 43/PD006 to obtain estimates of costs and to exercise their
powers in respect of costs and Case Management to keep costs within the
bounds of the proportionate in accordance with the overriding objective”
3. Leigh –v- Michelin Tyre plc (2003) EWCA civ. 1766
The Court held that estimated costs maybe taken into account if the
paying party shows that it relied upon the estimate in some way.
3. Cost Caps
1. King –v- Telegraph Group Limited (2004)
EWCA (Civ) 613 stated :
"that in defamation cases initiated under a C.F.A. without ATE cover the
Court should consider making a costs capping Order."
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