← All Authorities
United Kingdom indemnity costs

Kazakhstan Kagazy plc v Zhunus (Costs)

[2018] EWHC 2733 (Comm)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Commercial Court)
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Indemnity costs ordered against defendant whose fraudulent asset concealment and systematic dishonesty throughout proceedings took conduct outside the norm.

Key Principle

The court ordered indemnity costs against a defendant who had engaged in fraudulent concealment of assets and systematic dishonesty throughout the proceedings.

Area of Law

costs

Related Cases

Chaplair Ltd v Kumari [2015] EWCA Civ 798

A defendant failing to beat a claimant's Part 36 offer faces mandatory enhanced costs consequences including indemnity costs and a 10% uplift, with only limited judicial discretion to disapply them.

Coventry v Lawrence (No 2) [2014] UKSC 46

CFA success fees and ATE insurance premiums are not incompatible with Article 6 ECHR, though the Supreme Court expressed concern about their proportionality.

Maxamcorp International S.L. v Eurotel LLC [2026] EWHC 666

International commercial dispute between Spanish and US entities, likely concerning telecommunications or technology services; doctrinal principle unclear from available information.

Ask CommonBench about this case

Get a detailed analysis of Kazakhstan Kagazy plc v Zhunus (Costs) and how it applies to your situation.

Explain Kazakhstan Kagazy plc v Zhunus...