Gary James v. Woods Furniture & Design Ltd

Costs of personal injury action in which liability admitted and damages assessed exceeded amount defendant paid into Court-failure to propare wthness statement on quantum as directed by two Court orders whether costs otherwise recoverable by plaintiff in relation to quantum phase of trial should be reduced by reason of plaintiff?s unreasonable conduct-belated admission of liability by defendant seven years after court encouraged settlement of action- pursuit of hopeless contributory negligence defence-whether Defendant should pay indemnity costs because of its unreasonable conduct-overriding objective