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The Wasted Costs Jurisdiction: A Review
Following Ridehalgh v Horsefield (1994), the court
will make a wasted costs order against a solicitor or barrister
in civil proceedings if it can be shown that: the legal
representative has acted improperly, unreasonably or
negligently; his conduct has caused a party to incur
unnecessary costs; or it is just in all the circumstances to
order him to compensate the party for the whole or part of
those costs.
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP
