A party that joins a company in liquidation as a cross-defendant pursuant to leave, rather than proving in the winding up, is not required to indemnify the company for all costs incurred in the litigation where good reason was shown for departing from the proof of debt procedure. Continuation of a cross-claim after the fundamental flaw in the case on causation has been repeatedly drawn to the cross-claimant's attention and the available evidence does not support the case constitutes relevant delinquency justifying indemnity costs from the date the flaw was highlighted.
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