Sir Charles Gray considered an appeal against the findings of a costs judge, saying: ‘it appears to me that it is incumbent on the Lord Chancellor in any appeal to the High Court to identify some question of law or principle which arises, since the High Court would be slow to differ from the assessment of the Costs Judge on an issue of fact or judgment.’
Judges:
Sir Charles Gray
Citations:
[2009] 1 All ER 163, [2008] EWHC 3168 (QB)
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2001
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Lord Chancellor v Ian Henery Solicitors Ltd QBD 8-Dec-2011
The court heard a challenge to arrangements within the graduated fees scheme for payment of defence lawyers, and in particular ‘when does a trial begin?’ and whether a case should be paid as a ‘trial’ or as a ‘cracked trial’. The trial had been . .
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Legal Aid, Costs
Updated: 30 July 2022; Ref: scu.296307