Liability Risk and Insurance
Tribunal was able to make “period” costs order in DBA case, says EAT
By The Association of Costs Lawyers
An employment tribunal (ET) could make a “period” costs award even when the claimants had entered into a damages-based agreement
(DBA) under which they agreed to pay 10 per cent of their damages to their solicitors, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)
has ruled.