The case of Paratus AMC Ltd -v- Lewis [2014] EWHC 1577 (Ch) has been placed on Bailli following an order by the judge to highlight an issue of contempt of court. As such it clearly requires wider publication. It also contains important lessons about compliance.
THE FACTS
The claimant was ordered to...
This case deserves publicity for the reasons given by the Judge but also for another important reason. That is its example of the making of a pro bono costs order.
Pro bono costs orders may be made where a party has received pro bono representation in a civil case and enable the costs which would have been recovered by a fee paying party to be recovered from the other party and paid to the Access to Justice Foundation. The Foundation uses those funds to support the provision of free legal advice in other cases.
Although they were introduced several years ago, there is evidence that knowledge of pro bono costs orders is not fully embedded so it would be valuable for your blog to highlight this too.
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