“The man who is suing Harry Potter author JK Rowling and publishers Bloomsbury has been ordered by the High Court to pay £1.6m as security for costs or the claim will be struck out.”
The Lawyer, 6th April 2011
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Harry Potter and the Order of the High Court – The Lawyer
Published April 6, 2011 costs , news , payment into court , plagiarism Leave a CommentHoly man looks set to drop libel case – The Independent
Published February 2, 2011 costs , defamation , news , payment into court Leave a Comment“An Indian Sikh holy man who is suing a journalist in the British courts for libel has been ordered to put up quarter of million pounds in security costs in order to pursue the case further.”
The Independent, 1st February 2011
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Huscroft v P & O Ferries Ltd – WLR Daily
Published January 5, 2011 civil procedure rules , costs , law reports , payment into court Leave a CommentHuscroft v P & O Ferries Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 148; [2010] WLR (D) 348
“CPR r 3.1(3), which permitted a court to attach conditions to the making of an order, was intended to control the future conduct of proceedings and not to punish previous misconduct.”
WLR Daily, 4th January 2011
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ENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA – WLR Daily
Published November 5, 2009 costs , law reports , payment into court Leave a CommentENE Kos 1 Ltd v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA [2009] EWCA Civ 1127; [2009] WLR (D) 313
“The effective date of a payment into court where payment was made by cheque, whether a sterling cheque or a foreign currency cheque, was the date when the cheque was lodged in the court fund office.”
WLR Daily, 4th November 2009
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Carver v BAA plc – Times Law Reports
Published June 4, 2008 costs , damages , law reports , payment into court Leave a CommentCourt of Appeal
“Where a claimant had obtained judgment as to liability and had been awarded damages exceeding an earlier payment-in, the judge was none the less empowered to award costs in favour of the losing party or to make no order for costs.”
The Times, 4th June 2008
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Carver v BAA plc – WLR Daily
Published April 24, 2008 costs , damages , law reports , payment into court Leave a CommentCarver v BAA plc [2008] EWCA Civ 412; [2008] WLR (D) 122
“Where a claimant had obtained judgment as to liability, and an award in damages of a sum exceeding an earlier payment in, a judge was empowered by CPR r 36.14(1) to adopt a broad approach when considering costs and the question whether the result was ‘more advantageous’ vis à vis a refused payment in, and he was entitled if appropriate to award costs in favour of a losing party or to make no order for costs.”
WLR Daily, 23rd April 2008
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