COST BITES 459 : A DEFENDANT TO COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS CAN RECOVER COSTS OVER AND ABOVE CRIMINAL LEGAL AID RATES: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION

This is an important decision for those who represent respondents to committal proceedings. The Court of Appeal have overturned previous decisions that states that a successful respondent's costs are confined to legal aid rates. They are, instead, entitled to recover costs on the standard basis.

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