A court will not make prescriptive orders requiring specific future conduct where the plaintiff's contractual rights do not extend to the specific relief sought and the order would require ruling on hypothetical future situations. Liberty to apply may be refused where it risks prolonging disputes and diminishing settlement prospects. Where parties have had mixed success, with the appellant failing on claims that occupied the greater part of the trial, the court may order each party to bear their own costs of the trial and award only a proportion of appeal costs.
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