16 Aug 2006
FRESH PREPARED LTD V DE JONG AND ANOR HC AK CIV-2004-404-1264
- Citation
- openlaw-60d7a4fd_fb2d_4f0e_9ce2_e01d26f97baf.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The court refused Fresh Prepared Ltd's claim for costs against Steven de Jong because special reasons existed: FPL pursued unnecessary interlocutory applications, failed to prepare and quantify its claim, persisted in an uneconomic and partly punitive litigation stance, and should have litigated in the District Court; without prejudice correspondence marked only 'without prejudice' could not be relied on to show refusal to settle; DJ's claim for indemnity costs was not granted but FPL was ordered to pay DJ's costs and disbursements from 1 February 2006 to be calculated according to category 2…