A High Court judge was wrong to order a litigation friend, acting for children, to pay costs after unsuccessfully applying to challenge the settlement of a trust dispute, the England and Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) has ruled.

The EWCA set aside a costs order made against Susan Glover, who acted as litigation friend to her children in a 2019 case in which she had challenged her ex-husband Iain Barker's plans to share out the proceeds of selling his business.

Ms Glover, who had two children from her marriage to Mr Barker, had not been consulted about his arrangements to dispose of his business and challenged it on her ch...