United Kingdom

R (Corner House Research) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

[2005] 1 WLR 2600

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

Year2005

Statusunclear

Key Principle

A protective costs order may be appropriate in exceptional public-interest litigation where justice, access to court, and the claimant’s means justify it.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — protective-costs

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