COST BITES 369: SOMETIMES LITIGATION IS MORE ART THAN SCIENCE: “BANKSY” ENTITLED TO INDEMNITY COSTS AFTER ACTION DISCONTINUED, BUT NOT A NON-PARTY COSTS ORDER

Here we have a case where the claimant discontinued. Discontinuance made the claimant liable to pay costs.  However in this case it was ordered to pay costs on the indemnity basis (from a key date).   The judge then considered the application for a non-party costs order against the claimant's direct...