King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court
KA-2024-000244 - [2025] EWHC 2070 (KB)
Fecha: 04-Ago-2025
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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2070 (KB)
Case No: KA-2024-000244
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING’S BENCH DIVISION
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 04/08/2025
Before:
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SWEETING
sitting with Senior Costs Judge Rowley as an assessor
Between:
Gillian MCGIVERN | Appellant |
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MBR Acres Limited and Others | Respondent |
Ashley Underwood KC and Adam Tear (instructed by Scott Moncrieff & Associates) for the Appellant
Roger Mallalieu KC and(instructed by Mills & Reeve) for the Respondent
Hearing dates: 03.07.2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 11:00am on 04.08.2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SWEETING
Mr Justice Sweeting:
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- Introduction
- Background
- The Legal Framework
- Civil Legal Aid vs. Criminal Legal Aid
- The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“LASPO”)
- The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 (“the Regulations”)
- The Standard Crime Contract Specification
- Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd v Khan and others [2022] EWHC B8 (Costs)
- Conclusions