Hearings
England & Wales
02 Jul 2021 [2021] EWHC 1826 (Ch), Ch D (Zacaroli J)
06 Jul 2022 [2022] EWCA Civ 936; [2022] 1 WLR 4653; [2023] 2 All ER 138; [2022] WLR(D) 295, CA (Males, Arnold, Andrews LJJ)
Candey Ltd v Tonstate Group Ltd
See also
Subject Matter
SOLICITOR — Costs — Damages-based agreement — Solicitors acting for client in litigation — Agreement providing client only liable to pay for solicitors’ services in event of recovering damages or deriving benefits from litigation — Client unsuccessful in litigation apart from resisting claim for him to return shares in company — Whether solicitors entitled to payment under agreement — Whether agreement between non-counterclaiming defendant and solicitors capable of being enforceable “damages-based agreement” — Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c 41), s 58AA(3) — Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/609), regs 1(2), 4(3)
[2022] EWCA Civ 936; [2022] 1 WLR 4653; [2023] 2 All ER 138; [2022] WLR(D) 295, CA
Appellate History
Tonstate Group Ltd v Wojakovski [2021] EWHC 1122 (Ch); [2021] Costs LR 555, Ch D
Decision of Zacaroli J sitting in the Chancery Division affirmed
Candey Ltd v Tonstate Group Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 936; [2022] 1 WLR 4653; [2023] 2 All ER 138; [2022] WLR(D) 295, CA
Candey Ltd v Tonstate Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 1826 (Ch), Ch D
Decision of Zacaroli J sitting in the Chancery Division affirmed
Candey Ltd v Tonstate Group Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 936; [2022] 1 WLR 4653; [2023] 2 All ER 138; [2022] WLR(D) 295, CA
Commentary
Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Damages-Based Agreements - Requirements for DBAs
5.17