A case went from the leasehold valuation tribunal, where there was no jurisdiction to award costs, to the Lands Appeal Tribunal where the Tribunal awarded costs against the applicant, and again to the High Court where the landlord sought to enforce the costs award. The tenant argued that the LAT had no power to award costs on an appeal from the LVT. It was held that the proceedings at the LAT were separate proceedings for which a full power to award costs existed, and that the High Court had full power to enforce the costs order, through its inherent powers, just as it had power to enforce a judgment of a foreign court.
Citations:
Gazette 21-Jun-2001, [2001] EWCA Civ 637
Links:
Statutes:
Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Landlord and Tenant, Costs
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.80903