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The plaintiff's costs
Record ID:
19463
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
1997
Author:
Hill, Graham ;
Subject:
Costs ;
Source:
LIJ (1997) 71 No 12
Date_of_entry:
19/12/1997
Notes:
The article looks at the situations that would interfere with successful plaintiff's costs, noting that the Acts governing the Magistrates Courtss, County Court and Federal Court give judges a wide discretion to award costs, including no letter of demand, legal action whuch achieves nothing, trivial damages, unnecessary expense, oppressive action, vexatious and dishonest behaviour and misconduct
Section:
Articles
Cases:
In the estate of Lucas ; Cutts v Head ; Childs v Blacker ; Anglo-Cyprian Trade Agencies v Paphos Wine Industries ; British Dominion Films v Dent ; Maher v Maher ; Keddie v Foxall ; Re Kellock ; Hill v Morris ; Archard v Ellerker ; O'Connor v Star Newspaper ;
Month:
December

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Year:
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Subject:
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Subject:
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Year:
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Subject:
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Year:
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Subject:
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Year:
1991
Subject:
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Author:
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Year:
1991
Subject:
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Author:
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Year:
1991
Subject:
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Year:
1991
Subject:
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Year:
1991
Subject:
Costs ;
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Author:
Wilson, Katherine ;
Year:
1991
Subject:
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