High Court, in a landlord and tenant dispute, orders that each party pay 50% of the other's costs, in circumstances where each was successful on various issues, and where both parties had contributed to the excessive length and complexity of the proceedings. The landlord's primary claim, relying on a break option under the lease, was not upheld, but the tenant was found liable for reinstatement costs.
Lease dispute, damages award, partial success, break clause, rent variation, rent arrears, service charges, VAT treatment, reinstatement costs, cost liability, Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, Order 99 of the RSC, Chubb European Group SE v. Health Insurance Authority, Legal Costs Adjudicator, Calderbank letter, set-off of costs.