A Practical Guide to Non-Party Costs Orders

This book is intended to assist practitioners navigating the non-party costs jurisdiction. Non-party costs orders have become increasingly prevalent since the court’s power to make them was confirmed in 1986. Though judges have a wide discretion in this regard, the jurisprudence that has developed on this topic offers important guidance as to its exercise.

The principles that have underpinned the making of non-party costs orders generally are introduced in part one. Part two considers the application and development of those principles in relation to seven specific non-parties. Finally, the procedure involved in obtaining a non-party costs order is set out in part three.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles Shwenn is a barrister with a broad commercial chancery practice. He has a particular interest in the law of costs and civil procedure, on which he regularly writes and advises.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 – The Basis of the Jurisdiction

Part 1 – General Principles

Chapter 2 – Approaches to Identifying Liable Non-Parties

Chapter 3 – Additional General Principles

Part 2 – Specific Non-Parties

Chapter 4 – Liability Insurers

Chapter 5 – Witnesses

Chapter 6 – Commercial Litigation Funders

Chapter 7 – Companies

Chapter 8 – Litigation Friends

Chapter 9 – Solicitors

Chapter 10 – Trade Unions

Part 3 – Procedure

Chapter 11 – Procedure, Ancillary Orders and Appeals