When considering an order that a legally aided party should pay all or part of any costs, one of the circumstances, and a compelling circumstance, is the means of the party himself. Whatever one may think of the conduct of a party it would still not be right to make an order for costs against him which was unreasonable having regard to his means.
Judges:
Willmer LJ
Citations:
[1963] 1 WLR 574, [1963] 2 All ER 330
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Fowler De Pledge (A Firm) v Smith CA 20-May-2003
The appellant sought two permissions to appeal. Having at one stage been legally aided in proceedings, a claim for his solicitors costs had been compromised. The court records were imperfect. It was not clear whether a circuit judge sitting as a . .
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Legal Aid, Costs
Updated: 10 June 2022; Ref: scu.182737