APPEAL COURT CANNOT IMPOSE COSTS CONDITION WHEN GIVING PERMISSION TO APPEAL IN SMALL CLAIMS TRACK APPEAL

The judgment of the Court of Appeal today in Smith v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2021] EWCA Civ 977 highlights the fact that the small claims track is a "no costs" regime, even when matters reach the Court of Appeal. Consequently the court had no power to impose a condition that a proposed appel...