Costs consequenses if your claim is Multi-tracked?

[PhantomReclaimer]

Can anyone advise me of the possible costs of losing a claim that is multi-tracked because of it's size. I'm looking at lodging a large claim against Northern Rock but I want to have a rough idea of the financial risks before I decide what to do.

 

When applying for costs (assuming I loose), what exactly can the bank ask for? Can they only ask for costs to cover the actual time their legal people have spent in Court or can they really go to town and claim for every minute they've been billed by their expensive solicitors and Barristers for work relating to the case? I'm presuming that any case is unlikely to last more than a day so the former may be unpleasant but still a worthwhile risk, the latter could be absolutely runinous.

 

P.

[Glenn UK]

PR

 

My information from a reliable source says that they can ask for anything.

 

So the bottom line is what have you got you wouldnt want to loose?

 

House maybe?

 

Multi track is a very big risk i believe since costs will be awarded to the winning side and if its them and not you, then it could mean financial ruin unless you have very deep pockets.

 

FWIW I took advice re multi track and decided against it.

 

I spoke to the listings clerk who spoek to a judge about the entering a claim which was multi track value. They advised that i could revise it at AQ stage should they decide it was multri track.

 

However, the values for sc/fast/multi track are guidance only. So even if you redue the value the court could decide it was still a multi track case.

 

I have had two very reliable members, both with a legal background give me advice on this issue, i took the fast track route. Incidentally they both had different views.

 

HTH

 

Glenn