Where an appellant succeeds on the majority of issues on appeal but the respondent achieves partial success on a cross-appeal with issues remitted, a proportional costs order (here 80%) in favour of the substantially successful party is appropriate rather than reserving all costs or making cross orders. Each stage of litigation should ordinarily be closed with a costs order rather than reserving costs pending remitted issues.
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