The plaintiff appealed an order for costs of a failed application to transfer the case to the High Court.
Held: The application was always going to fail, and the additional reliefs obtained had not been resisted by the defendant. The judges award of costs was discretionary, and not to be set aside here.
Judges:
Lord Justice Peter Gibson, Lord Justice Waller
Citations:
[1998] EWCA Civ 1854
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs
Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.145333
