The principle that the stifling effect of a security for costs order is less significant on appeal than at first instance applies equally to appeals from summary judgment as to any other appeal. An appellant who is resident outside Australia, has no apparent property in the jurisdiction, has an existing unpaid costs order, and adduces no evidence that the order would stifle the appeal, will be ordered to provide security where the appeal has little prospect of success.
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