08 July 2016
Begg v HM Treasury [2016] EWCA Civ 568, [2016] All ER (D) 147 (Jun)
The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed an appeal against the judge’s refusal to make a protective costs order (PCO) in circumstances where the respondent HM Treasury had not disclosed the closed material, or the gist of the closed material, on which it intended to rely in proceedings being brought by the appellant. The judge’s conclusion had not been properly reasoned and had resulted in the unfairness that PCOs were designed to overcome.
