Johnson v Ribbins and others (Sir Francis Pittis & Son (a firm), third party) Where a question arises as to the incidence of costs between a successful defendant and a successful
third party in a case where the plaintiff is legally aided, there is no principle that the impact of legal aid
should be made to fall on the defendant and third party alike and that the court should therefore order
the third party’s costs to be paid by the plaintiff and not be the defendant.