On an application for security for costs, a corporate plaintiff is not required to demonstrate the inability (as distinct from unwillingness) of arm's length trade creditors to provide financial support, because such creditors are not persons 'standing behind' the plaintiff in the relevant sense. Proof of rationally and practically reasonable unwillingness of such creditors to give financial support may be taken into account in the exercise of the discretion. Separately, a suspicion — even a strong suspicion — about a plaintiff's involvement in the events giving rise to the claim cannot substitute for a reasoned finding of lack of bona fides when assessing the strength of the plaintiff's case on a security for costs application.
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