COST BITES 171: DEFENDANT WHO RECEIVED LEGAL AID TO DEFEND CIVIL COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS CAN ONLY RECOVER COSTS AT LEGAL AID RATES

The judgment of Costs Judge Whalan in MBR Acres Ltd & Ors v McGivern [2024] EWHC 1869 (SCCO) highlights an issue that has been on this blog before.  A party who obtains legal aid to defendant civil committal proceedings cannot recover more than the legal aid rates from the paying party. In this ...

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