Indemnity Costs in UK Law

  • Kiam v MGN Ltd (No 2)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 06 February 2002
    ... ... ), Mr Browne QC for the successful respondent applied for the costs of the appeal on an indemnity rather than standard basis. The essential ... ...
  • R (Corner House Research) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 01 March 2005
    ... ... J two days earlier whereby he refused to grant them a protective costs order ("PCO") for the substantive two-day hearing of this judicial review ... In all the instances mentioned the right of the party seeking indemnity to be indemnified must depend on whether he has acted reasonably in ... ...
  • Fourie v Le Roux and Others
    • House of Lords
    • 24 January 2007
    ... ... I would however set aside the order for indemnity costs ... 6 On the main issue I also agree with the observations ... ...
  • Reid Minty v Taylor
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 29 October 2001
    ... ... 2 This is an appeal by successful defendants from a costs judgment and order of Gray J on 19th December 2000. The judge himself gave ... incurred after seven days from the date of this letter on an indemnity basis." ... 6 That suggestion was not ... ...
  • Gomba Holdings (U.K.) Ltd v Minories Finance Ltd (No. 2)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 30 January 1992
    ... ... on the taking of a mortgage account to object to the level of costs, charges and expenses which the mortgagee claims to be entitled to charge ... on a full indemnity basis including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) ... ...
  • Lownds v Home Office
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 March 2002
    ... ... Although this appeal only relates to a detailed assessment of costs in a relatively modest action, it raises issues of principle which have a ... The first is the standard basis and the second is the indemnity basis. In both cases the court will not allow the recovery of costs which ... ...
  • William Kurt Wallersteiner (Plaintiff Appellant) M. J. G Moir (Defendant Respondent) M. J. G Moir (Plaintiff on counterclaim) William Kurt Wallersteiner Hartley Baird Ltd and Another (Defendants on counterclaim)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 29 January 1975
    ... ... 10 FUTURE COSTS ... 11 1. Mr. Moir's anxiety as to ... Moir could be protected: (1) Indemnity from the Company; (2) Legal Aid; and (3) Contingency Pee, As the ... ...
  • Ridehalgh v Horsefield; Watson v Watson (Wasted Costs Orders)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 26 January 1994
    ... ... that the solicitors concerned in the court below shall be personally and severally and jointly liable to reimburse the Legal Aid Fund on an indemnity basis for any costs incurred not already met by charges in favour of that fund on the legally assisted parties". Purchas LJ had indicated that the ... ...
  • John v MGN Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 12 December 1995
    ... ... 65 4. We meet your client's reasonable indemnity costs ... 66 We trust our offer will be accepted in ... ...
  • Summers v Fairclough Homes Ltd
    • Supreme Court
    • 27 June 2012
    ... ... He made an interim award of £2,000 on account of costs. The defendant subsequently made a voluntary interim payment of £10,000 ... He dismissed her claim and ordered her to pay costs on an indemnity basis. He concluded that Mr Ul-Haq and his wife had conspired to support ... ...
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