Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 455 (Feb)
Neutral Citation: [2004] EWCA Civ 207
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Brooke, Longmore LJJ and Sir Martin Nourse

Representation Nicholas Blake QC and Paula Sparks (instructed by Jonas Roy Bloom) for the claimant.
  Richard Barraclough QC (instructed by HM Coroner, Birmingham) for the coroner.
Judgment Dates: 27 February 2004

Catchwords

Costs - Order for costs - Discretion - Liability for costs of inferior court or tribunal which chose to participate in public law proceedings.

The Case

The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to the liability of an inferior court or tribunal to pay the costs of the other side and, conversely, to recover costs when an application failed, if it chose to participate in public law proceedings.

Practice Areas

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