In Coventry and others v Lawrence and another (No 2) [2014] UKSC 46, the court considered a number of issues, including whether the costs regime in place before 1 April 2013 infringed Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

NOTE: On 22 July 2015, the Supreme Court held, by a majority of 5:2, that the costs regime introduced by the Access to Justice Act 1999 regime and, in particular, a claimant's right to recover any success fee and After the Event premium from an unsuccessful defendant, did not infringe either Article 6 or Article 1 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.