Barry v Barry

Subject Matter

COSTS — Costs management — Costs budget — Claimants seeking to vary costs budget on grounds of oppressive behaviour by defendant in seeking to cause them to spend money disproportionately on costs — Relevant test of causation for that purpose — Whether oppressive behaviour established — Whether costs budget to be varied — CPR r 3.15A, PD 3D, para 13

[2025] EWHC 819 (KB); [2025] 4 WLR 56; [2025] WLR(D) 202, KBD