Davies v Forrett & Ors
Decision date: 23 June 2015
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Short overview
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This judgment concerns only costs arising from personal injury proceedings after a road traffic accident in which Davies was seriously injured. The material issue was whether Southern Rock’s costs of a Part 20 cover dispute should be recoverable and, if so, whether they should be paid by the driver Forrett (a non-party to the Part 20 claim), by Partington, or both; the judge ordered that an exceptional costs order against Forrett as a non‑party was just, declined to order costs against Partington, and refused to award costs on the indemnity basis.
Ratio decidendi
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The court may make a costs order against a non‑party where that non‑party was closely involved in, inspired, funded or substantially contributed to the additional Part 20 proceedings and it is just to do so; caution is required before making such an exceptional order.
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