Where a party's counsel causes the miscarriage of a trial by persuading the trial judge to adopt an erroneous legal position, this constitutes special circumstances justifying departure from the general rule that costs of a first trial abide the event of a second trial. In such circumstances, indemnity costs of the first trial may be awarded against the party responsible for the miscarriage.
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