“…m being academic, or is relevant to the exercise of the discretion to hear an academic appeal. In ZN (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1059, this Court rejected a different but related argument (that in making a costs order the court should take into account that legal aid practice is not viable un…”
“…osts of the successful party”. The rationale for that was considered by Singh LJ in ZN (Afghanistan) and KA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1059; [2018] 3 Costs LO 357 (“ZN and KA”) at [67]:…”
“…cial review proceedings was helpfully set out in the recent judgment of Singh LJ in ZH (Afghanistan) and KA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1059 at [34]-[52], which I commend. For the purposes of these applications, I can be relatively brief.…”
“…Mr Joseph submits that ZN(Aghanistan), KA (Iraq) v Secretary of State [2018] EWCA Civ 1059 shows that public funding is not a trump card which entitled the court to depart from the usual principles applicable to making orders for costs. The question …”