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Judge orders lawyers to pay court costs out of their own pocket

Two Auckland lawyers have been given leave to appeal against an order for them personally to pay costs in a court proceeding.

Last October Justice Rhys Harrison told Frank Deliu and Evgeny Orlov he was making them jointly and severally liable for another lawyer’s fees in a family court matter.

In the same judgment, Justice Harrison declined an application for him to recuse himself, or stand aside on the costs determination.