Judges: Nicholas Strauss QC sitting as a deputy judge of the Chancery Division Citations: [2013] WLR(D) 467, [2013] EWHC 3878 (Ch), [2014] 1 Costs LR 59, [2014] 1 WLR 677 Links: Bailii, WLRD Statutes: Community Legal Service (Cost Protection) Regulations 2000 5(4) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Appeal from – Rayner v The Lord … Continue reading Rayner v The Lord Chancellor: ChD 2 Dec 2013
The LSC appealed against the award of costs to third parties who had been interveners in the ancillary relief litigation, and who had been successful in it. Judges: Sharp J Citations: [2011] EWHC 899 (QB), [2011] 2 FLR 1105, [2011] Fam Law 796, [2011] 5 Costs LR 740 Links: Bailii Statutes: Community Legal Service (Cost … Continue reading The Legal Services Commission v F and Others: QBD 8 Apr 2011
The claimant had successfully challenged the policy of the school as racially discriminatory. He now sought an ancillary order that the respondents should not be allowed to request their costs from the defendant’s appeal whatever the outcome, the Legal Services Commission having withdrawn legal aid. It was argued that the protection sought would remove from … Continue reading E, Regina (On the Application of) v Governing Body of JFS and Another: SC 14 Oct 2009
The claimant had succeeded in an action against her legally aided opponent, but then delayed in making her claim for costs against the respondent. The costs judge said that the CPR did not apply, and that he had no discretion to extend the time limit. The claimant said that a costs judge could extend the … Continue reading Floyd and Another v Legal Services Commission: QBD 28 Apr 2010
The council had successfully defended a case brought by the defendant under legal aid. The parties now disputed whether it could recover the costs from the Legal Service Commission. The LSC answered that it had not been given proper notice of the costs application and was not bound by it. Held: The order for payment … Continue reading Leeds City Council v Price and Others: QBD 4 Apr 2011
