High cost is one of the few complaints that the opponents of the Leveson inquiry, mostly pols with strong Murdoch connections, has been able to raise in attempts to contain the judicial investigation into the issues raised by the exposure of the acts of News of the World. To no avail. Lord Justice Leveson continues.
Now the questions of high costs is being raised in another court, the one where victims of phone hacking are bringing their civil complaints and seeking damages. This time, however, it being raised, and more, turned into an order by the judge, Justice Vos.
This time, in the interest of fairness to.....News of the World...and to the victims alike.
IANAL, still less a solicitor, barrister, or QC (Silk) and cannot elucidate the issue from a US or GB and Wales legal point of view.I thought that this (fair use protected, I hope ) rearranged brief extract from this article from a professional lawyers' journal might be of interest to those who are or are law-curious, as I am.
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