In property adjustment proceedings under the Property (Relationships) Act 1984 where both parties need the court to resolve their property interests and neither makes a realistic settlement offer, the fact that one party commenced proceedings rather than the other is a chance event and should not determine costs. Where both parties partially succeed and partially fail, the appropriate order may be that each party bear their own costs.
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