Recorded Artists Actors Performers Ltd v Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd. (Approved) [2020] IECA 279 (24 June 2020)

Recorded Artists Actors Performers Ltd v Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd. (Approved) [2020] IECA 279 (24 June 2020)

The court held that its exceptional jurisdiction to revisit a final decision is not engaged by the facts of this case, and attempts to reverse the decision on costs on the basis of alleged misunderstanding are strongly deprecated.

Citation
[2020] IECA 279
Parties
Plaintiff/appellant: Recorded Artists Actors Performers Limited; Defendant/respondent: Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
24 June 2020
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Post Judgment; Application to Revisit Costs Order
Outcome
application to revisit costs order refused
Legal Topics
Costs, Finality of Judgments, Reconsideration of Orders
Civil Procedure Costs Finality of Judgments Reconsideration of Orders

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Parties

Recorded Artists Actors Performers Limited

Plaintiff/appellant

Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Post Judgment; Application to Revisit Costs Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should revisit its final decision on costs based on alleged misunderstanding of the party's position

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that its exceptional jurisdiction to revisit a final decision is not engaged by the facts of this case, and attempts to reverse the decision on costs on the basis of alleged misunderstanding are strongly deprecated.

Court Disposition

application to revisit costs order refused

Orders

  • No change to the costs order previously made