Appeal from wasted costs order.
Held: ‘Mr Sattar was not in any way negligent in this matter and did not in any way fall below the standards of a competent solicitor. Rather, he acted as a good Samaritan and did all he could to help this vulnerable lady whilst making perfectly plain to her, to Cottams and to the court that he could not do more. It was not justifiable to make any order for wasted costs against his firm and, indeed, he should be thanked, and I now personally thank him, for his generous and public-spirited services. I, for my part, would allow this appeal and set aside that sentence of the order made on 16 September 2008 which orders Equity Solicitors to pay wasted costs in the sum of pounds 981.13.’
Judges:
Wilson L, Holman J
Citations:
[2009] EWCA Civ 535, [2009] 2 FLR 1011, [2009] Fam Law 806, [2010] 1 FCR 60
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Family, Costs
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.347111
