The claimants appealed against the failure of the court to award them their costs after they had succeeded in correcting the respondent’s error in classifying their claim for housing assistance.
Held: The judge had failed to give reasons for making no award of costs. This was an error. The applicant’s solicitors had acted responsibly and given appropriate notice of the claim, and acting on a failure to respond. The claim had then been withdrawn by consent, each party making submissions on costs. The appeal succeeded.
Judges:
Lord Justice Sedley and Lord Justice Moore-Bick
Citations:
Times 07-Apr-2009
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs
Updated: 30 May 2022; Ref: scu.332830