The solicitor appealed against a wasted costs order made against him. The council had sought possession of a tenanted property, and the solicitors acting for the tenant had applied for a stay of execution on the basis that the original order was over six years old. A further hearing was abortive when a point arose which the solicitors had not anticipated, and a wasted costs order was made.
Held: The orders were set aside. The shortcoming was not such as to be ‘unreasonable conduct’ worthy of a costs order.
Thorpe LJ, Rimer Lj
[2008] EWCA Civ 1120
Bailii
Supreme Court Act 1981 51
England and Wales
Legal Professions, Costs
Updated: 06 December 2021; Ref: scu.277078
