COST BITES 269: CAN PRE-ALLOCATION COSTS BE AWARDED WHEN A CASE IS LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE SMALL CLAIMS TRACK? A CASE THAT CONSIDERS THE ISSUE

I am grateful to barrister Ethan Riley for sending me a copy of the transcript of the judgment we are looking at today. This relates to whether the court has power to award a party pre-allocation costs  that are occurred before a matter is transferred to the Small Claims Track.  It is important beca...