Where a successful appellant abandons grounds of appeal late and fails on a separable issue such as contributory negligence, the court may reduce the costs recoverable by the appellant — here to 75%. Late abandonment of grounds and failure on separable issues are both relevant to the exercise of the costs discretion.
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