QOCS Induced, Damages Lost: “Successful” Defendants able to recover costs from Claimant’s damages recovered from “Unsuccessful” Defendants in NIHL case.

Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1654 The above case was originally heard by Regional Costs Judge Hale and was then leapfrogged to the Court of Appeal.  The upshot is that “successful” Defendants can take advantage of the sums paid to the Claimant by an “unsuccessful” Defendant, but not when the matter settles…