NO COSTS ORDER AGAINST SOLICITORS OR COUNSEL WHO WERE ACTING ON A CONDITIONAL FEE BASIS
In Willers v Joyce & Ors [2019] EWHC 2183 (Ch) Lady Justice Rose dismissed an application for costs against solicitors and counsel who had represented an unsuccessful party on a conditional fee basis. “… there is a strong public interest…
COSTS AGAINST NON-PARTIES: “FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR…. BAILEY”
In Sony/ATV Music -v- WMPC Music (In liquidation) & Bailey [2017]EWHC389 (Ch) Mr Justice Arnold made an award against a non-party. The judgment reviews the relevant law in detail. “It is therefore necessary to consider what difference it would have…
