A multi-track case had been settled. The District judge had ordered that there be no costs awarded. The appellant sought to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The appeal had been rejected by the costs office who said that such an appeal lay only to the circuit judge.
Held: Jurisdiction lay with the Court of Appeal. Previous judgements on the point may have been clearer, but that was the case.
Judges:
Lord Justice Brooke, Lord Justice Sedley, And, Lady Justice Arden
Citations:
[2002] EWCA Civ 96
Links:
Statutes:
Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) Order 2000 (2000 N0 1071)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.167597