Costs

Following proceedings in which the appellant had been the successful party, the respondents challenged the basis of the costs order in so far as it related to an order for payment of all or part of the success fee payable by the appellants under a conditional fee agreement and the payment of after the event insurance premia. The Supreme Court held that the scheme under the Access to Justice Act 1999 for the recovery of costs was not incompatible with either Art 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights or Art 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention.