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Medcalf v Mardell

[2002] UKHL 27
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year2002
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

wasted-costs orders — threshold for counsel's personal liability requires abuse, not mere impropriety

Area of Law

Civil Procedure

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