Cam row leads to £3,000 bill

[cliffe_mafia]

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/219/219967_cam_row_leads_to_3000_bill.html

A huge bill for wasting the courts time?

or

A huge bill to increase compliance in paying the £60 fine?

Even his solicitor got (fined?) to pay some costs - I bet he didn't see that coming.

Edited by cliffe_mafia on Tuesday 8th August 15:38

[minicity]

Any solicitor should know guidelines are not legally binding.

[andy zarse]

Having said that, how often do defence costs get awarded when it is the police who have been, how shall we put it, unecessarily obtuse?

[bond-007]

Well, he didn't loose his licence as the time delay caused a few points to expire and avoided a ban. Mr Hayes probably thinks its worth the £3000 for that alone.

[justinp1]

cliffe_mafia said:

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/219/219967_cam_row_leads_to_3000_bill.html

A huge bill for wasting the courts time?

or

A huge bill to increase compliance in paying the £60 fine?

Even his solicitor got (fined?) to pay some costs - I bet he didn't see that coming.

Edited by cliffe_mafia on Tuesday 8th August 15:38

I completely agree.

It is there to detract the public from fighting their case and solicitors in fighting cases for them.

I have never heard of a solicitor being forced to pay costs!

I cannot understand how these costs added up, and would like to find out!

[tigger1]

justinp1 said:

cliffe_mafia said:

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/219/219967_cam_row_leads_to_3000_bill.html

A huge bill for wasting the courts time?

or

A huge bill to increase compliance in paying the £60 fine?

Even his solicitor got (fined?) to pay some costs - I bet he didn't see that coming.

Edited by cliffe_mafia on Tuesday 8th August 15:38

I completely agree.

It is there to detract the public from fighting their case and solicitors in fighting cases for them.

I have never heard of a solicitor being forced to pay costs!

I cannot understand how these costs added up, and would like to find out!

There are many cases of this (solicitor ordered to pay costs) - mainly where a solicitor has acted improperly or unreasonably. E.g. www.tmp.co.uk/case_law/a-f/casestdc.html#Acomp9

[SJobson]

minicity said:

Any solicitor should know guidelines are not legally binding.

They could make the camera or signposting ultra vires though...