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21 November 2014 / Steven Chiddicks
Issue: 7631 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Costs
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An own goal

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Steven Chiddicks covers a Jersey case that paves the way for non-party costs orders

There are few, if any, proceedings in Jersey which have gone on as long as Leeds United Football Club’s (LUFC) claim against The Phone-in-Trading-Post Limited t/a AdMatch (AdMatch). In December 2005, LUFC issued a claim concerning £190,400 which AdMatch had received following an agreement that it would act as an agent for LUFC in the selling of match and season tickets by credit cards.

AdMatch had defended the action on the basis that there was a set-off, however, following AdMatch’s failure to comply with certain unless orders, LUFC received judgment in May 2011 for the claimed amount of £190,400.

It was not until April 2014 that the Royal Court heard the parties on the issue of the costs of the litigation and it delivered its decision on 5 September 2014 ([2014] JRC167).

An unsuccessful appeal

LUFC has previously had the benefit of a landmark ruling from the Court of

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