L'Eau Des Iles Jersey Ltd. v A.E. Smith & Sons Ltd. [1999] JLR_Note 2b (04 March 1999)
An order for security for costs should not be made if it would stifle a valid claim.
- Parties
- Applicant: L'Eau Des Iles Jersey Ltd.; Respondent: A. E. Smith & Sons Ltd.
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 04 March 1999
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Interlocutory
- Outcome
- Application for security for costs refused
- Legal Topics
- Security for Costs, Costs, Access to Justice
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Parties
L'Eau Des Iles Jersey Ltd.
Applicant
A. E. Smith & Sons Ltd.
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether an order for security for costs would stifle a valid claim
Ratio Decidendi
An order for security for costs should not be made if it would stifle a valid claim.
Court Disposition
Application for security for costs refused
Orders
- No order for security for costs
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