(Wardship – Costs Funding Order) The Court was asked ‘ whether the High Court has power, under its inherent jurisdiction, to make a costs funding order against a local authority requiring it to fund legal advice and representation for a parent in wardship proceedings brought by the local authority where that parent has lawfully been refused legal aid.’
Held: No
Judges:
MacDonald J
Citations:
[2017] EWHC 524 (Fam)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Family, Legal Aid, Local Government
Updated: 24 March 2022; Ref: scu.581089