COST BITES 456: LET US ALL REMEMBER THAT THE DISPUTE THAT REACHED THE COURT OF APPEAL TODAY WAS OVER THE PRINCELY SUM OF £25: “THE CLIENT HAS NEVER HAD ANY REAL ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THE PURSUIT OF THIS COSTLY LITIGATION”

The judgment given today in the Court of Appeal was the second appeal on the issue.  It involved two junior counsel on each side.  The sums involved were not large, the Court estimated it to be £25.00.  In every other area of life, and in law, this scenario would be recognised as absurd, bonkers and...