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While the court should be cautious about reducing a party's costs budget, in the instance case it was appropriate to do so.
C had filed a costs budget and the court was required to determine whether it should be reduced for being disproportionate and/or unreasonable.
The judge held that while the court should be cautious about altering budgets, it was appropriate to reduce the budget for C's trial preparation and ADR costs in order to reflect how the case had developed.
