Proceedings in which the respondents are not parties, and which have no connection to the costs entitlement arising from a discontinuance, cannot form the basis for a stay of taxation of costs. Order 66 rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) authorises costs orders against solicitors for their conduct of litigation on behalf of a party, not against the party itself.
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