Lawyers can ‘Chorley’ recover costs as a self-litigant thanks to a High Court decision yesterday afternoon.
The appeal was heard over many hours yesterday, but a decision was handed down in just 8 minutes!!
The ‘Chorley exception’ survives for a while longer yet.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCATrans//2018/81.html