John Waters and Gemma O’Doherty ordered to pay Covid challenge costs

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John Waters and Gemma O’Doherty were ordered by the Court of Appeal to pay the respondents’ and notice parties’ costs in their Covid laws challenge, reported on 1 May 2021. The court dismissed their appeal after rejecting arguments that the proceedings raised public-interest issues warranting a departure from the ordinary rule that costs follow the event. The challenge concerned the constitutionality of State measures and regulations introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic. The three-judge court comprised Edwards J, Costello J and Bermingham P.