A party who discontinues, having allied himself to a claim brought by another, may, nonetheless, be called on to pay the entirety of the costs together with that other where that other is unsuccessful
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Civ 43
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Tovey and Others v Ministry of Justice QBD 18-Feb-2011
The claimants, serving prisoners, sought damages saying that the refusal to allow them to vote was in infringement of their human rights. The large numbers of claims had been consolidated in London. The claimant sought to withdraw his claim.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Costs
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.430521