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New hope for successful UK Defendants to be able to recover their legal costs at commercial (rather than legal aid) rates

By Squire Patton Boggs on June 10, 2014 Posted in Health & Safety

Since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“LASPO”) came into force on 1 October 2012, individuals acquitted in the Crown Court have been unable to recover their legal costs from central funds, except in relation to appeal proceedings against a conviction or sentence of the magistrates’ court. Recent case law (R … Continue Reading