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Merger proposal[edit]

We need a "headline" article that:

Explains what this is about;
Makes comparisons between jurisdictions:
- US
- Common law - US
- Civil
- ...
Points to specific articles about jurisdictions (e.g. Costs (English law)).
Points to article about costs in criminal cases. I know zilch about how this works outside England and Wales.

Court costs or Legal costs feel like better titles than Attorneys' fees. Perhaps Attorneys' fees is the title of the US article. I don't think that there's so much in the Court costs article that adds to Attorneys' fees article but the title is better for a global article.Cutler (talk) 18:32, 13 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Court costs & attorneys' fees are two different categories of legal costs. I recommend separate entries for both, & perhaps a link to a "legal costs" general page. Ventifax (talk) 21:37, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vague Sentence[edit]

"The loser pays principle does not apply to the United States legal system, although a separate system does operate there."

Too vague. Separate system of what? Separate from what? How does it operate? Needs clarification, as sentence as now stands is vague and choppy and makes little sense. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.121.58.124 (talk) 02:39, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Parole Fees[edit]

It would be useful to have a section on fees charged to ex-offenders, such as costs of drug screening, restitution fees, parole fees, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:646:8500:50C7:7C48:233D:A1AF:6D79 (talk) 19:44, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This article is an incorrect train wreck[edit]

The loser pays principle does apply in American courts as to costs, but not attorney's fees. This is why American attorneys are careful to obtain express waivers of costs as part of settlements to prevent the other side from coming after them with a cost bill or memorandum of costs. --Coolcaesar (talk) 07:47, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]