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
Legal Issues
- 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
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