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The Hon Michael J Beloff QC, President; Dame Heather Steel and Nigel Pleming Q.C.
(i) Whether the wife should be awarded the costs, not only of the appeal, but also of the cross-appeal?
(ii) Whether the costs awarded should be assessed on the standard or indemnity basis?
In relation to the first issue, the husband relies on Watkins v Egglishaw [2002] JLR 1 (where guidelines were set by Commissioner Page) and submits that it would not be just to penalise the husband in costs in relation to the cross-appeal not because the responsibility lay with the Royal Court in failing to address the issue of interest on the increased lump-sum award, but also the husband did not actively argue that increased interest payment should not be paid.
"Civil litigation is now developing into a system designed to enable the parties to know where they stand in reality at the earliest possible stage, and at the lowest practicable cost, so that they make informed decisions about their prospects and the sensible conduct of their cases."
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