Cases

Tierney v News Group Newspapers Ltd

Held

Granting the application. The power to grant a costs cap was discretionary and should not be placed in a straightjacket. Following Musa King and Henry, the Court was "likely to be ready to intervene" in cases like the present. The level of the costs cap would be determined by a costs judge. It was not necessary for a High Court judge to participate in that assessment.

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