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Savings Advice Ltd v & Anor v EDF Energy Customers Plc [2017] EWHC B1

Costs - privileged nature of costs information in mediation

Master Haworth

Discussion as to whether costs information provided in relation to a mediation were covered by privilege and therefore not admissible in later costs proceedings.

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