King’s Bench Masters Cost Management Hearings Guidance Note
- FOIL
It provides a steer on how the court is likely to approach a range of issues, including hourly rates, the costs of disclosure, experts, ADR, brief fees and trial. It includes a reminder of the courts' wide discretion on costs, and the decision in Reid v Wye Valley NHS Trust [2023] EWHC 2843 (KB), that parties who pursue unreasonable or unrealistic costs budgets, or who fail to take reasonable steps to agree budgets or make reasonable offers, may find themselves facing adverse costs awards.
