Official Solicitor v Clore [1983] JLR 43 (07 July 1983)

Official Solicitor v Clore [1983] JLR 43 (07 July 1983)

It is proper to seek advice of English lawyers and recover their fees as costs if the case necessarily relates to the application of English principles of common law or legal matters outside Jersey domestic issues.

Citation
[1983] JLR 43
Parties
Applicant: Official Solicitor; Respondent: Clore
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
07 July 1983
Procedural Posture
Civil Procedure / Costs Determination
Outcome
English lawyers' costs recoverable
Legal Topics
Costs, Foreign Legal Advice, English Common Law

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Parties

Official Solicitor

Applicant

Clore

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Procedure / Costs Determination

  1. 1 Whether costs of English lawyers are recoverable when the case relates to English common law or legal matters outside Jersey domestic issues

Ratio Decidendi

It is proper to seek advice of English lawyers and recover their fees as costs if the case necessarily relates to the application of English principles of common law or legal matters outside Jersey domestic issues.

Court Disposition

English lawyers' costs recoverable

Orders

  • Applicant entitled to recover English lawyers' fees as costs