Awards for care should not be assessed by compartmentalising past and future care evidence; all evidence bearing on the plaintiff's need for care should be considered together. The ordinary forensic hazard of difficulty in predicting the result of a trial does not warrant an order otherwise than indemnity costs where a plaintiff has obtained judgment exceeding an offer of compromise. A witness equally available to both parties cannot constitute an 'exceptional circumstance' justifying departure from the usual costs rule.
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