The WLR Daily case summaries
[2025] WLR(D) 56
Court of Appeal
Birley and another (personal representatives of the estate of Mrs Rosa Taylor) v Heritage Independent Living Ltd and others
[2025] EWCA Civ 44
2024 Nov 20;
2025 Jan 28
2025 Jan 28
Lady Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill CJ, Birss ,Warby LJJ
Costs— Order for costs— Qualified one-way costs shifting— Claimant pursuing claim for damages for personal injury (psychiatric damage) caused by wrongful disclosure of private/confidential information — Court overturning strike out for abuse of process and awarding claimant costs — Defendant contending different costs provisions not applicable in action at same time— Whether cost provisions relating to certain media claims applicable at same time as qualified one-way costs shifting provisions applicable to personal injury claims—
CPR
Pt 44