In the flurry of articles and general excitement over the introduction of the Jackson reforms, I appear to have overlooked a case which was decided by Mr Justice Coulson sitting in the Technology and Construction Court in March this year.
Although the hearing took place on March 27th, the judgment in Murray and Stokes v Neil Dowlman Architecture Limited [2013] EWHC 872 (TCC) was delivered on April 16th.
The judgment is only 25 short paragraphs and indicates that cost budgeting needs to be accurate.
It also tends to show that if you do not consider the ambit and broad range of costs of disclosure and e-disclosure before the CMC, you will have little chance to rectify your mistakes.
Without doubt, estimating the costs of disclosure and e-disclosure is going to be of great importance to vendors and those with responsibility for compiling budgets alike.
There is an obvious need for both to work closely together and Millnet is here to help.