“…der in the claimant’s favour in a case to which QOCS applies. But they also approved the earlier decision of this court in Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1654, [2018] 1 WLR 6137 holding that there is no set-off against a sum recovered under an agreed settlement. The court made it clear that their task was simply to i…”
“…In his ex tempore judgment, the judge referred to the judgment of this court in Cartwright v Venduct Engineering limited [2018] EWCA Civ 1654; [2018] 1WLR 6137 (“Cartwright”), and the Supreme Court decision in Adelekun v Ho [2021] UKSC 43. The core of his explanation for not permitting the appellant …”
“…r point, which is that the QOCS rules are not intended to affect the liability of a claimant to pay her own solicitors. In Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1654, [2018] 1 WLR 6137 Coulson LJ described the purpose and effect of the QOCS regime in these terms:…”
“…adopted a similar approach when dealing with the related section of Part 44 dealing with qualified one way costs shifting (Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1654).…”