Characterising a commercial arrangement as a 'joint venture' does not of itself create a partnership or require that losses from one party's failure to perform be shared; the obligations of the parties are determined by the actual terms of their agreement. A director's effective control of litigation involving the company is not, without more, an exceptional circumstance justifying a non-party costs order against the director.
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