Appeal on expert non-legal litigation costs denied due to lack of recoverable nature

Court of Appeal upholds the High Court's decision affirming the Legal Costs Adjudicator's refusal to allow recovery of €769,964.34 claimed by the appellant for "professional expert non-legal litigation advice and services". The appellant had sought to recover these costs following a cost order in his favor from previous litigation. The Adjudicator, High Court, and Court of Appeal all found that the costs related to impermissible outsourcing and did not fall within the scope of recoverable expenses as established by legal principles, including the necessity of the costs arising from the litigation and being caused by its course. The Court of Appeal also dismissed arguments related to the equality of arms principle under Article 6.1 of the ECHR, finding that it did not extend to the recoverability of specific litigation expenses.