Search Results for: Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 (1986 No 1335)

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Regina v Leicester Crown Court, ex parte Commissioners of Customs and Excise: QBD 23 Feb 2001

An order made by a judge that the prosecution pay the defence’s costs, which had been unnecessarily incurred after a failure properly to disclose evidence to them, was an order made as part of the Crown Court trial, and so was not susceptible to judicial review. Citations: Times 23-Feb-2001 Statutes: Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 … Continue reading Regina v Leicester Crown Court, ex parte Commissioners of Customs and Excise: QBD 23 Feb 2001

In Re Sternberg Reed Taylor and Gill (A Firm): CACD 26 Jul 1999

Negligence on the part of a solicitor was capable of falling within the range of ‘unnecessary or improper act or omission’ so as to leave him open to a wasted costs order. A clerk, having stood near the place where the jury assembled, discussed the case with the defendant. A re-trial was necessary, and could … Continue reading In Re Sternberg Reed Taylor and Gill (A Firm): CACD 26 Jul 1999

Regina v Clerk to Liverpool Magistrates’ Court Ex Parte McCormick; Regina v Same; Ex Parte Larkin: QBD 12 Jan 2001

For the purposes of a defendant reclaiming his costs, those costs were incurred where there was a contractual obligation on him to pay, and it was wrong for the court first to insist that he pay them, and then re-imburse him. It was not dependent upon issues about the likelihood of him ever paying. They … Continue reading Regina v Clerk to Liverpool Magistrates’ Court Ex Parte McCormick; Regina v Same; Ex Parte Larkin: QBD 12 Jan 2001

In Re Harry Jagdev and Co (Wasted Costs Order) (No 2 of 1999): CA 12 Aug 1999

A wasted costs order must specify the amount payable when it is made. It is not open to a judge to go back later and amend the order to correct the defect, and particularly not to do so by awarding a sum greater than the amount claimed. In this case in any event, the award … Continue reading In Re Harry Jagdev and Co (Wasted Costs Order) (No 2 of 1999): CA 12 Aug 1999