Mr Ramsay will now face heavy legal costs since Mr Love is claiming around £600,000 – as well as his own costs. The judge order Mr Ramsay to make an interim payment of £250,000 to Mr Love pending final settlement – but with all costs included, the chef's payout could reach £1million. Romie Tager QC, who represented Mr Love, asked the judge to award costs on an indemnity basis - the highest scale available - arguing Mr Ramsay's case had been "built on lies". Jonathan Seitler QC, appearing for Mr Ramsay, said the allegation was "unfair". Refusing to order indemnity costs, the judge said: "It is right, as Mr Tager has submitted, that Mr Ramsay said things which I did not accept." "Whether he persuaded himself they were right, whether he thought that a bit of exaggeration would help his case, I won't know and I don't need to say."