Optical Services (Jersey) Ltd. v. Carey Olsen [2015] 1 JLR_Note 27 (12 May 2015)

Optical Services (Jersey) Ltd. v. Carey Olsen [2015] 1 JLR_Note 27 (12 May 2015)

Litigants in person are not entitled to recover costs at the rate applicable to advocates.

Parties
Applicant: Optical Services (Jersey) Ltd.; Respondent: Carey Olsen
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
12 May 2015
Procedural Posture
Civil / Costs Determination
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Costs, Litigants in Person, Advocates

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Parties

Optical Services (Jersey) Ltd.

Applicant

Carey Olsen

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Costs Determination

  1. 1 Whether a litigant in person can recover costs at the rate applicable to advocates.

Ratio Decidendi

Litigants in person are not entitled to recover costs at the rate applicable to advocates.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Applicant not entitled to recover costs at advocate's rate