COST BITES 301: THE AARHUS COST CAP FIGURES ARE NOT SETT IN STONE: BUT IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PERSUADE A COURT TO CHANGE THEM

This may be the first time we have looked at the issue of costs and badgers.  We are looking at a case where the defendant sought to change the amounts of the "Aarhus cap" on the recoverability of costs in certain public interest litigation.  The court was clear in its discouragement of such applica...