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No plausible basis for personal litigants to be released from costs consequences of losing case
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Court of Appeal determines that litigants in person should bear the respondent's costs of the proceedings in the Court of Appeal and the High Court, on the basis that; (a) the appellants were entirely unsuccessful in their defence of the proceedings (b) the appellants failed to identify any plausible basis on which they should be released from the consequences that would otherwise follow from being entirely unsuccessful (c) the court was not persuaded that any basis was identified to warrant a departure from the norm.
Court of Appeal - costs hearing - upholds provisional view on costs of Murray J and Collins J - appellants entirely unsuccessful in their defence of the proceedings in the high court and the court of appeal - no plausible basis identified to warrant any of the appellants being released from the consequences of being unsuccessful in their defence of proceedings - court not persuaded that any basis was identified for departing from the norm envisaged by the legal services regulation act 2015. Order for costs in favour of the plaintiff/respondents.
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