‘Affront to equality’: High Court trashes rule allowing self-repped lawyers to claim costs

Appeals 2019-09-04 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh | Melbourne

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The High Court has done away with a rule that allowed self-represented lawyers to claim costs for legal proceedings, calling the exception an “affront to the fundamental value of equality of all persons before the law”.

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