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Arkin v Borchard Lines Ltd (No 2)

[2005] EWCA Civ 655
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year2005
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A professional litigation funder may be ordered to pay costs, but liability is capped at the amount of funding provided (the Arkin cap); this was subsequently questioned by the Supreme Court in Davey v Money.

Area of Law

procedure

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