An adversarial approach to litigation in the protective jurisdiction does not in itself warrant an indemnity costs order, but it means costs will be determined as in ordinary adversarial proceedings. A 30% costs concession in a Calderbank offer is sufficient compromise in all-or-nothing litigation such as appeals. Allegations that protective jurisdiction proceedings were brought for an improper or ulterior purpose must be established to the Briginshaw standard.
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