Man loses High Court challenge over legal costs

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A man opposing care orders lost his legal-costs challenge in the High Court, reported on 17 October 2017.

The case concerned refusals by two District Court judges to award him costs in proceedings involving three children under childcare law.

Mr Justice Michael White ruled that the man was not entitled to judicial review and could instead appeal the costs refusal to the Circuit Court.

The man had agreed to provide a DNA sample during the proceedings and acknowledged he was the father of one child.