A wasted costs order was intended to be a summary procedure and it was not appropriate to make one where the order would require detailed and lengthy investigations. Breach of solicitor’s professional duty to client might also take the issue outside the wasted costs procedure.
Citations:
Times 03-Aug-1998
Statutes:
Supreme Court Act 1981 51(6),(7)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.90027
