70104 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lend Lease Infrastructure, Civil Procedure Rules, Reverse Onus

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It is not damages, it is only related to legal service expenses over the course of the litigation in relation to the substantive claim. This (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:272)osts follo(cid:449) (cid:449)hoe(cid:448)e(cid:396) (cid:449)i(cid:374)s. whoe(cid:448)e(cid:396) loses pa(cid:455)s the (cid:449)i(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:396)(cid:859)s costs. Baulderstone hornibrook [2006] nswsc 583 this is not an absolute rule. Costs wont follow the event if it appears to the court that some other order ought to be made, or a successful litigant has no automatic right as to an order for costs. Costs as a means for managing litigation: the lengthier or complex the litigation is, the more legal services would be required and the more costs will be accrued. This is because litigation can incur high legal fees and they cannot easily be appealed. Punishment through costs will be given if found after end of trial that parties have refused to settle: calderbank letters. Civil procedures seek to encourage settlement in 2 ways:

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