The court analysed the reasons why costs orders were generally not made in cases involving children.
Judges:
Hale J, Staughton LJ
Citations:
[1997] 1 FCR 613, [1997] 2 FLR 95, [1996] EWCA Civ 1120, [1997] Fam Law 391
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Corner House Research, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry CA 1-Mar-2005
The applicant sought to bring an action to challenge new rules on approval of export credit guarantees. The company was non-profit and founded to support investigation of bribery. It had applied for a protected costs order to support the . .
Cited – In re T (Children) SC 25-Jul-2012
The local authority had commenced care proceedings, alleging abuse. After lengthy proceedings, of seven men and two grandparents, all but one were exonerated. The grandparents had not been entitled to legal aid, and had had to mortgage their house . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Costs, Children
Updated: 29 June 2022; Ref: scu.223259