Confirms that where an ex parte application under the Evidence Act to enforce a foreign letter of request is dismissed, non-party proposed examinees who obtained leave to appear and assisted the court will ordinarily recover their costs on the standard basis from the applicant, including costs incurred prior to the formal grant of leave. Practitioners seeking to enforce foreign letters of request in Queensland should anticipate potential adverse costs orders in favour of proposed examinees.
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