The Claimant successfully appealed a decision to refuse a further interim payment on account of costs in a case where liability had been admitted and it was agreed that determination of quantum will not be possible until 2022.
An examination of the role and relevance of an approved costs budget on an application under CPR 44.2(8) for a payment on account of costs.
Where the Court orders a party to pay costs subject to a detailed assessment it will order that party to pay a reasonable sum on account of costs unless there is a good reason not to do so. Such power is not dependent upon the filing of a statement of costs, nor the type of funding arrangement in place
