An impecunious individual plaintiff cannot be ordered to provide security for costs merely because creditors or other persons stand to benefit from the plaintiff's success in the litigation. The established rule that poverty is not a bar to a litigant at first instance remains intact, and the principles governing security for costs against companies under s 1335 of the Corporations Law are distinguishable from those applicable to individuals.
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