Costs orders, including those determining the quantum of lump sum costs on de novo review of a Registrar's assessment, are interlocutory in nature and require leave to appeal, and leave will be refused where the disputed quantum is modest, the reasons are detailed, and granting leave would undermine the purpose of lump sum assessment in avoiding satellite litigation.
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