When a successful party's legal work was performed by solicitors employed by a corporation, the costs assessor must assess costs on the same basis as if an independent solicitor had been engaged, and is not entitled to require disclosure of the actual cost to the corporation of the legal services absent good and sufficient cause showing the indemnity principle would be infringed. Judicial review of a costs assessor's interlocutory directions may be granted where the direction would lead to assessment on a wrong basis and compliance would involve disproportionate expense.
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