COST BITES 232: COSTS JUDGE REJECTS ARGUMENT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A “SHORT CUT” TO APPROVAL OF SOLICITOR AND OWN CLIENT COSTS FROM A PROTECTED PARTY’S DAMAGES

A solicitor who wishes to deduct "solicitor and own client" costs in a case involving a minor or protected party requires approval by the Court.  Here we have a case where the claimant's solicitors argued, robustly, that the current process whereby such costs are assessed are unfair. The judge (equa...