A mortgagee's contractual entitlement to indemnity costs does not bind the court but ordinarily guides the exercise of discretion. Where the mortgagee has had only partial success, the court may depart from the contractual entitlement by apportioning costs to reflect the mixed outcomes, while still applying the indemnity basis to the portion of costs awarded to the mortgagee.
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