Deep animosity between a judgment debtor's controlling mind and the judgment creditor, combined with non-compliance with court directions and termination of legal representation, can establish a real risk of dissipation sufficient for a freezing order in aid of a costs order. Deregistration of a company after an adverse judgment, without more, does not constitute an exceptional circumstance justifying a personal costs order against a director, particularly where the company had no assets, reinstatement was available under s 601AH, and the director was never put on notice of such an application.
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