“…RL v Croydon London Borough Council [2018] EWCA Civ 726, [2019] 1 WLR 224 was another case in the housing field where causation played an important role. The claimants, who were ineligible for housing assistance due…”
“…eventual grant of approval. That approval followed from quite other circumstances, independent of the proceedings. He pointed by way of analogy to RL v Croydon [2018] EWCA Civ 726 where judicial review proceedings were brought against the council at the same time as it was carrying out a statutory assessment of the accommodation needs of…”
“…However, despite the breadth of that discretion, an award of costs can only be made on a “principled basis” (RL v London Borough of Croydon [2018] EWCA Civ 726 (“RL”) at [78] per Underhill LJ). Rule 44.2(2)(a) sets out the general principle, namely that “the general rule is that the unsuccessful party will be ordered …”
“…Since the hearing in the present case, another constitution of this Court decided the case of RL and others v London Borough of Croydon [2018] EWCA Civ 726. In that case this Court dismissed an appeal against an order as to costs made at first instance. It did so in part on the basis that the Judge was entitled to…”