In addition to assessment of his solicitor’s bill of costs, the acquitted defendant claimed pounds 3,971.50 as ‘the costs of a specialist graphics contractor’ who had been instructed and paid directly by the defendant.
Held: Moses J stated: ‘It does not follow that, because a solicitor has claimed costs and disbursements, that will necessarily rule out other expenses and disbursements having been incurred by the litigant himself.’ The matter was remitted for reconsideration of whether the item had been ‘properly incurred’ in the particular circumstances of the case.
Judges:
Moses J, Tuckey LJ
Citations:
Unreported, 21 October 1999, CO/0900/99
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Brewer, Regina (on the Application of) v Supreme Court Costs Office Admn 27-Jul-2006
The defendant had been acquitted. Orders had been made both for payment of his legal costs, and also for re-imbursement of his own costs. The defendant was accused of serious fraud, and had engaged an American attorney to assist him before . .
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Criminal Practice, Costs
Updated: 14 July 2022; Ref: scu.244443
