Lonsdale v Bar Standards Board & Ors [2014] EWHC 4320 (Admin) (18 December 2014)

Lonsdale v Bar Standards Board & Ors [2014] EWHC 4320 (Admin) (18 December 2014)

Although the defendant succeeded on the jurisdiction issue, the sum in dispute was small and the public interest in resolving the jurisdictional question was significant; therefore, a proportionate costs order of £5,000 was appropriate rather than the full amount claimed.

Citation
[2014] EWHC 4320 (Admin)
Parties
Claimant: Ms Marion Lonsdale; First Defendant: Bar Standards Board; Defendant: Dr Ann Barker; Defendant: Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
18 December 2014
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Costs Judgment Following Substantive Hearing
Outcome
Claimant ordered to pay defendant's costs of the hearing on 8 October 2014, summarily assessed at £5,000.
Legal Topics
Costs, Jurisdiction, Disciplinary Proceedings
Administrative Law Professional Regulation Costs Jurisdiction Disciplinary Proceedings

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Parties

Ms Marion Lonsdale

Claimant

Bar Standards Board

First Defendant

Dr Ann Barker

Defendant

Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Costs Judgment Following Substantive Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant should pay the defendant's costs for the disciplinary proceedings (Ground 2)
  2. 2 Appropriate quantum of costs to be awarded

Ratio Decidendi

Although the defendant succeeded on the jurisdiction issue, the sum in dispute was small and the public interest in resolving the jurisdictional question was significant; therefore, a proportionate costs order of £5,000 was appropriate rather than the full amount claimed.

Court Disposition

Claimant ordered to pay defendant's costs of the hearing on 8 October 2014, summarily assessed at £5,000.

Orders

  • Claimant to pay £5,000 to the defendant as costs of the hearing on 8 October 2014.