RC v FP (No. 2: Costs)

MR. NICHOLAS ALLEN KC (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) ____________________

Ms. Joy Brereton KC and Mr. Adam Wolanski KC (instructed by AFP Bloom LLP) for the Applicant Mr. Craig Vickers (instructed by Nelsons) for the Respondent Mr. Jude Bunting KC represented the BBC (instructed by BBC Legal) and Ms. Lucia Osborne-Crowley (instructed on a Direct Access Basis) Hearing dates: 25th � 26th February 2025 ____________________

a) if I determined costs should be payable on the indemnity basis, M sought a payment on account of �257,057.98 (i.e. 50% of the amount claimed); and

b) if I determined costs should be payable on the standard basis, M sought a payment on account of �192,793.50 (i.e. 50% of 75% of the amount claimed).

a) the court may at any time make an order as to costs as it thinks is just (r28.1);