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Costs: On dangerous ground
David Wilkinson considers when an order for costs may be justified in private law children cases and the issue of assessment on a standard or indemnity basis ‘Case law underlines that in children proceedings there should generally be no order for costs, unless a party takes an unreasonable stance or behaves reprehensibly.’ Family lawyers often …
Cases Referenced
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- In the matter of S (A Child) [2015] UKSC 20 Re T (Children) [2012] UKSC 36
- Lemmens v Brouwers [2018] EWCA Civ 2963
- Three Rivers District Council & anor v Bank of England [2006] EWHC 816 (Comm)
- Tibbles v SIG Plc (trading as Asphaltic Roofing Supplies) [2012] EWCA Civ 518
- Timokhina v Timokhin [2019] EWCA Civ 1284