Petrotrade Inc. v Texaco Ltd

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
JudgeLord Woolf MR,Clarke,Latham L JJ
Judgment Date23 May 2000
Date23 May 2000

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  • Re Otu
    • Cayman Islands
    • Grand Court (Cayman Islands)
    • 7 June 2013
    ...Court, Financial Services Division (Foster, J.) IN THE MATTER OF OTU Cases cited: (1) Petrotrade Inc. v. Texaco Ltd., [2001] 4 All E.R. 853; [2001] C.P. Rep. 29; [2000] CLC 1341; [2002] 1 Costs L.R. 60; noted at [2002] 1 W.L.R. 947, distinguished. (2) Wing Fai Construction Co. Ltd. (Costs: ......
  • McPhilemy v Times Newspapers Ltd (No. 2)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 20 June 2001
    ... ... 10 In Petrotrade Incorporated v Texaco Limited(unreported, 23 May 2000) this Court explained why an order for the ... ...
  • Jones MP v Associated Newspapers Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 25 June 2007
    ...34 In the event, however, this stage will not be reached because I have held that the threshold criteria set out in CPRPetrograde Inc v Texaco Ltd (Note) [2002] 1 WLR 947 and McPhilemy v Times Newspapers Ltd (No. 2) [2002] 1 WLR 934 that the costs regime under CPR Part 36 should not be rega......
  • Telefónica UK Ltd v The Office of Communications
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 29 October 2020
    ...16 Lord Woolf MR explained the purpose of and approach to the enhancements under (what is now) CPR 36.17 in Petrotrade Inc v Texaco Ltd (Note) [2002] 1 WLR 947 as follows: “64. The power to order indemnity costs or higher rate of interest is a means of achieving a fairer result for the clam......
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9 books & journal articles
  • Litigation
    • United Kingdom
    • Construction Law. Volume III - Third Edition
    • 13 April 2020
    ...rule 36.17(4). As to the calculation of the “additional amount”, see CPR rule 36.17(4)(d). See also Petrotrade Inc v Texaco Ltd (Note) [2002] 1 WLR 947 (CA); Eiles v London Borough of Southwark [2006] EWHC 2014 (TCC). 1218 CPR rule 36.13. As to the basis on which costs are to be paid (ie, s......
  • The Merits of the Merits in the Class Certification Analysis
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 4-1, July 2007
    • 1 July 2007
    ...Ibid., pts. 36.5, 36.21. See also, for example, Supreme Court Costs Office, above note 104 at [2.18]; Petrotrade Inc v. Texaco Ltd, [2001] 4 All E.R. 853, [2002] 1 W.L.R. 947 at para. 56. CPR 32.21 provides claimants incentives to make offers to settle. Lownds, above note 119 at para.8. 151......
  • Cross-border Collaboration By Class Counsel in the U.S. and Ontario
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 4-1, July 2007
    • 1 July 2007
    ...Ibid., pts. 36.5, 36.21. See also, for example, Supreme Court Costs Office, above note 104 at [2.18]; Petrotrade Inc v. Texaco Ltd, [2001] 4 All E.R. 853, [2002] 1 W.L.R. 947 at para. 56. CPR 32.21 provides claimants incentives to make offers to settle. Lownds, above note 119 at para.8. 151......
  • Book Review: The Modern Cy-près Doctrine: Applications and Implications By Rachael P. Mulheron (2006)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 4-1, July 2007
    • 1 July 2007
    ...Ibid., pts. 36.5, 36.21. See also, for example, Supreme Court Costs Office, above note 104 at [2.18]; Petrotrade Inc v. Texaco Ltd, [2001] 4 All E.R. 853, [2002] 1 W.L.R. 947 at para. 56. CPR 32.21 provides claimants incentives to make offers to settle. Lownds, above note 119 at para.8. 151......
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