R v P [2011] EWCA Crim 1130 – Ss 19 and 19A POA – reg 3 CCCGR.
1) wasted costs order under s 19A POA may only be made against a party’s legal representative and not against a party itself.
2) costs order under s 19A POA challengeable by appeal, costs order under s 19 POA challengeable by judicial review.
3) only in the clearest possible case could a decision to prosecute by the appropriate authority taken in good faith possibly justify a penalty in costs.
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