J v J [2014] EWHC 3654 (Fam)

Costs Judge Whalan. Unsuccessful application by the claimant for a s 70 Solicitors Act 1974 assessment of the invoices delivered by the defendant law firm. Invoices were Interim Statute Bills, and no special circumstances were found to justify assessment by the court.

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/scco/2026/701?query=%5B2026%5D+EWHC+701+%28SCCO%29

McKendrick J. Interim hearing addressing an application to set aside a previous order permitting alternative service of the divorce petition out of jurisdiction by email in the US, alongside MPS and LSPO applications.