COST BITES 402: DOES THE FACT THAT LEGAL FEES HAVE BEEN PAID BY RELATIVES MEAN THAT A RESPONDENT IS NOT LIABLE TO PAY COSTS? THE INDEMNITY PRINCIPLE CONSIDERED

Here the court considered an argument that the indemnity principle meant that an unsuccessful respondent was not liable to pay the appellant's costs.  It was clear that the fees in question had been paid by family members and not the appellant.  The question for the court, therefore, was whether "[T...