A court will not dismiss proceedings mid-trial purely on the basis that costs have become disproportionate to the amount in issue; no authority supports such a course. Interlocutory rulings adverse to a party during trial do not, without more, establish apprehended bias. Security for costs will generally not be ordered against an individual plaintiff resident in Australia absent evidence of impecuniosity, asset dissipation, or attempts to evade costs liability.
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