COST BITES 360: THE COURT DOES HAVE POWER TO ORDER SECURITY FOR COSTS IN A SOLICITORS ACT ASSESSMENT: HOWEVER IT MADE AN ORDER FOR AN INTERIM PAYMENT INSTEAD

Here we have a case that it about the complex "fall out" following funding of litigation by litigation funders.  The claimant sought an assessment of costs on the basis that it may have an interest in the sums being sought. The defendant solicitors sought security for costs. The pragmatic solution t...