A Practical Guide to Non-Party Costs Orders

<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONTENTS</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Chapter 1 - The Basis of the Jurisdiction</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Part 1 - General Principles</strong></p><p>Chapter 2 - Approaches to Identifying Liable Non-Parties</p><p>Chapter 3 - Additional General Principles</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Part 2 - Specific Non-Parties</strong></p><p>Chapter 4 - Liability Insurers</p><p>Chapter 5 - Witnesses</p><p>Chapter 6 - Commercial Litigation Funders</p><p>Chapter 7 - Companies</p><p>Chapter 8 - Litigation Friends</p><p>Chapter 9 - Solicitors</p><p>Chapter 10 - Trade Unions</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Part 3 - Procedure</strong></p><p>Chapter 11 - Procedure Ancillary Orders and Appeals</p>