Tout v Johnson (No 2)

[2021] NSWSC 1543

Supreme Court of NSW

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For Australian Law.

1. Costs
2. › departure from the general rule
3. › where plaintiff unsuccessful in obtaining relief at final hearing
4. › whether costs of various interlocutory applications warrant a departure from the general rule
5. › held that some departure warranted
6. › order that defendants pay certain costs and otherwise that the plaintiff pay the costs of the proceedings
1. Costs
2. › gross sum order
3. › held the evidence does not establish likelihood that the plaintiff will be unable to pay defendants’ costs once assessed
4. › held that evidence does not place Court in position to be confident it could resolve challenges about amount of costs on a fair and logical basis
5. › gross sum costs order declined