Jennifer Noctor examines a recent High Court case where the
defendants took a costs order against a litigious plaintiff a step
further by requesting the court to measure the costs to avoid the
delay of the Taxing Master process.
Last week, the High Court (Mr Justice Garrett Simons) determined
that it was appropriate to measure costs against a
Plaintiff, rather than leave the matter be determined by the taxing
master. The Plaintiff (who represented herself in the
proceedings), brought claims against a number of Defendants seeking
to criticise them for what she alleged was their part in securing
an interlocutory order in the administration of her late
sister's estate in July 2012, which had been the subject of
separate litigation.
