› No departure from general rule where successful party's conduct not impugned
Procedure
› Summary dismissal
› Costs consequences
Quick Take
1Where summary dismissal disposes of the entire action, the successful party is entitled to costs of the whole action from the outset, not merely costs of the summary dismissal application.
2A lump sum costs order is appropriate where the litigation history demonstrates repeated ventilation of similar issues by the unsuccessful party and the prospect of agreement on quantum is low.
3Unsubstantiated allegations of misconduct by the successful party do not constitute a good reason to depart from the principle that costs follow the event.
