Att. Gen. v. Rosenlund [2016] 1 JLR 348 (06 April 2016)
- Citation
- [2016] 1 JLR 348
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Posture
- Civil / Costs Order
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- Posture
- Civil / Costs Order
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Holding and result
Costs ordered on standard basis against Attorney General for pursuit of hopeless application for saisie judiciaire; not in public interest for public bodies to pursue hopeless cases at expense of respondents.
Court disposition
Costs awarded against Attorney General on standard basis.
Orders
- Attorney General to pay respondent's costs on standard basis.
02
Material facts
Parties
Attorney General
ApplicantRosenlund
Respondent03
Procedural history
Posture
Civil / Costs Order
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
Whether costs should be awarded against the Attorney General for pursuing a hopeless application for saisie judiciaire
Party arguments
- Applicant
- Attorney General pursued application for saisie judiciaire.
- Respondent
- Respondent opposed application as hopeless and sought costs.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Jersey civil procedure
Costs may be awarded against public bodies for pursuing hopeless cases.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
Costs ordered on standard basis against Attorney General for pursuit of hopeless application for saisie judiciaire; not in public interest for public bodies to pursue hopeless cases at expense of respondents.
Court disposition
Costs awarded against Attorney General on standard basis.
- Attorney General to pay respondent's costs on standard basis.
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