3 Sept 2010
JONES V LEE HC WN CIV-2007-485-001510
- Citation
- openlaw-4bdeabcd_9e28_4d5f_a055_8b78f7de33a8.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The court declined to award indemnity or increased costs because the legal issues (notably honest opinion and qualified privilege) were complex, the judge had initially rejected and later reconsidered the availability of honest opinion after full argument, and there was insufficient basis to conclude the defendant knew or ought to have known the case was hopeless. The court categorised proceedings as 3B and awarded scale costs to the plaintiff in the sum ordered, subject to adjustments for interlocutory matters and Registrar‑fixed disbursements.