The Claimant sought judicial review of an order made against him for payment of defence wasted costs after he withdrew his private prosecution against the defendants. The claimant said that he had been dilatory in his claim.
Held: ‘wasted costs proceedings are ancillary to the substantive proceedings (in this case the substantive application for judicial review). For the reasons already given, there is an onus on the applicant for a wasted costs order in particular to proceed with due expedition. The applicants in the present matter have not done that.’
Judges:
Gross LJ, Nicol J
Citations:
[2017] EWHC 3197 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs, Legal Professions
Updated: 23 May 2022; Ref: scu.601437
