CALLERY v GRAY

[2003] Lloyd's Rep IR 203

HOUSE OF LORDS

Before Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hope of Craighead and Lord Scott of Foscote

Procedure - Costs - After the event insurance - Conditional fee arrangements - “Funding arrangements” - Whether ATE premium could be included in costs awarded in costs-only proceedings - Elements of premium which were recoverable - Whether premium for collateral benefits was recoverable - Whether premium representing own costs insurance was recoverable - Recoverability of insurance premium tax - Whether costs could be recovered for a CFA entered into before the commencement of proceedings - Amount of appropriate uplift for CFA - Access to Justice Act 1999, s 29 - Civil Procedure Rules, rule 44.