Corrections of a trial judge's oversight (as opposed to errors in applying legal principles) do not constitute success 'on a question of law' for the purposes of obtaining an indemnity certificate under s 15(1) of the Appeal Costs Fund Act 1973 (Qld). An appellant who achieves a substantial degree of success on appeal is entitled to costs even where the trial judge's errors were not attributable to the respondent and the appellant failed on some grounds. Late abandonment of appeal grounds will result in an order to pay the respondents' costs thrown away.
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