The Court declined indemnity costs sought by the successful defendants, finding the plaintiff's fraud allegations were properly based even though ultimately unsuccessful. However, the Court reduced the defendants' costs recovery to 60% on the ordinary basis because the defendants had repeatedly verified defences containing factual allegations that could not have been believed to be true, which contributed to the cost of proceedings and the plaintiff's decision to press her claims. The defendants were also ordered to pay the plaintiff's costs of the costs argument itself, the Court finding the indemnity costs application was unsustainable given the Principal Judgment's findings about the defendants' deplorable approach to pleadings.
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