DEFENDANT NOT LIABLE TO PAY THE COSTS OF DISPUTES OVER WHO SHOULD BE CLAIMANT’S LITIGATION FRIEND

In  HR v Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board [2021] EWHC 2195 (Admin) Mrs Justice Foster rejected an argument that the defendant should be liable to pay the costs incurred when there was a dispute in relation to the identity of the litigation friend.

"... in light of the overriding objectiv...