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Regina (Hale) v Southport Justices: QBD 14 Jan 2002

The applicant had been awarded the costs of his defence by the magistrates, but the bill was halved on assessment, on the basis that an agreement to engage a solicitor of more than four years admission to defend a charge of assault and battery, and to pay him on an hourly rate was unreasonable. He … Continue reading Regina (Hale) v Southport Justices: QBD 14 Jan 2002

Regina v The South Devon Magistrates Court ex parte Hallett: Admn 1999

The costs assessor had refused costs for counsel on the grounds that they were unreasonably incurred because the case was not sufficiently grave. Held: There was nothing in the statutory language to justify the adoption of such a high test of reasonableness. The issue was not whether cheaper representation could have been obtained, but whether … Continue reading Regina v The South Devon Magistrates Court ex parte Hallett: Admn 1999

Regina v Clerk to Liverpool Magistrates’ Court Ex Parte McCormick; Regina v Same; Ex Parte Larkin: QBD 12 Jan 2001

For the purposes of a defendant reclaiming his costs, those costs were incurred where there was a contractual obligation on him to pay, and it was wrong for the court first to insist that he pay them, and then re-imburse him. It was not dependent upon issues about the likelihood of him ever paying. They … Continue reading Regina v Clerk to Liverpool Magistrates’ Court Ex Parte McCormick; Regina v Same; Ex Parte Larkin: QBD 12 Jan 2001

Brewer, Regina (on the Application of) v Supreme Court Costs Office: Admn 27 Jul 2006

The defendant had been acquitted. Orders had been made both for payment of his legal costs, and also for re-imbursement of his own costs. The defendant was accused of serious fraud, and had engaged an American attorney to assist him before instructing English solicitors. Held: It was preferable for such costs applications to be made … Continue reading Brewer, Regina (on the Application of) v Supreme Court Costs Office: Admn 27 Jul 2006