United Kingdom strike outcosts

Zaman v Paradise UK Ltd

[2014] EWHC 4684 (QB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court (Queen's Bench Division)

Year2014

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A court may strike out a claim, or make an adverse costs order, for delay caused by an unreasonably exaggerated claim even where the defendant has admitted liability, because exaggeration that inhibits early settlement can justify departing from the usual costs order.

Area of Law

General

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