In civil proceedings, losing defendants pay this indirectly, by compensating the claimant for having paid court fees, but social security tribunals do not charge fees. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
While the judge may be right to conclude that Skadden deserved a higher rate because of the deep discounts offered, on the other side of the coin, it's only fair to ask whether the losing defendants should be forced to foot the bill when a law firm, which originally signed up to work pro bono, subsequently seeks a fee. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
As far as the cross-appeal by the losing defendant group, the defect was that the group constituted attorneys representing themselves such that they were barred under Trope, with the argument that the attorneys were indemnified by a different third party not impacting the analysis at all. (calattorneysfees.com)