P, R. v

THE VICE PRESIDENT (LORD JUSTICE HUGHES) MR JUSTICE TREACY MR JUSTICE EDWARDS-STUART ____________________

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Under section 19 of the same Act and Regulation 3 of the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986, 1986/1335 made under that section, an order may be made that one party pay the costs of the other party to criminal proceedings. Such an order may be made when the judges is satisfied that the costs in question have been incurred by party A as a result of "an unnecessary or improper act or omission by or on behalf of" party B.

Under section 19B of the 1985 Act, an order may be made against a "third party" that he pay the costs incurred by any other party to the proceedings. This order can be made only when the third party has been guilty of "serious misconduct".