Case by Case | Court of Appeal reaffirms approach to Security for Costs

About this episode

Hannah Rigby discusses the Court of Appeal's reaffirmation of the approach to Security for Costs.

On 7 April 2026, the CoA reaffirmed that a request for Security of Costs (SoC) may be made against an appellant, regardless of the party’s status as a claimant/defendant in first instance proceedings. Hannah Rigby provides a compressive overview of this decision in today's episode. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at upcpodcast@bristows.com. Find all the episodes as we release them here. Follow us on LinkedIn.

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Guest: Hannah Rigby

Topics covered

• Security for Costs
• Court of Appeal
• legal proceedings
• appellant
• claimant
• defendant

Keywords

• Security for Costs
• Court of Appeal
• appellant
• claimant
• defendant
• legal overview
• Hannah Rigby

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Organizations: Bristows LLP

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