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Costs on higher basis
  • 8 Jan 2016

    CHINA GOLD FINANCE LTD v. CIL HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CHINA GOLD FINANCE LTD v. CIL HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV11/2015

    The court held that the Plaintiff's filings and overall preparation constituted a misuse of the appellate process that substantially increased costs; the application for costs in respect of the Respondents' Notice was rejected; indemnity costs were not ordered because the Plaintiff curtailed the oral hearing, but the Plaintiff was ordered to pay the 1st and 3rd Defendants' costs of the appeal on a common fund basis as a costs sanction for misuse of the appeal process.