Summary dismissal of proceedings does not automatically warrant an indemnity costs order. The court must separately assess whether the unsuccessful party, properly advised, should have known they had no chance of success. A case that is weak but not unarguable — particularly where the conclusion required extensive analysis of law and evidence and the threshold for summary dismissal was high — does not justify indemnity costs.
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