Threat of Indemnity Costs for Firms That Dismiss Mediation
Parties judged to have unreasonably dismissed mediation as an option for out of court settlement risk being hit with indemnity costs, Matthew Smith, costs barrister at Kings Chambers, has warned.
The warning comes after Mirror Group Newspapers was last week forced to pay indemnity costs to claimants when Senior Costs Judge, Master Gordon-Saker,…
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