Where an appellant succeeds on only one ground of appeal resulting in a modest reduction in quantum but fails on the majority of grounds including threshold issues, the Court of Appeal may order each party to bear their own costs of the appeal rather than awarding costs to the partially successful appellant. The court's broad discretion permits apportionment of costs according to the success or failure on particular issues, and a pragmatic approach is appropriate where neither party is wholly successful.
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