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IN THE COUNTY COURT IN CENTRAL LONDON Claim No.

3CL10132

BETWEEN:

THANDI STRATFORD WOOLDRIDGE

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"1# GRAHA$ %OHN WOOLDRIDGE"2# %ULIE ANN ELI&ABETH THO$AS

"3# CHARLOTTE CECELIA WOOLDRIDGE"'# CHARLES %A$ES WOOLDRIDGE"(# RHETT ARTE$AS WOOLDRIDGE

%UDG$ENT ON COSTS

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the estate. %f there is some merit in the application" he may escape an

order for costs a'ainst him. (ther#ise" he is likely to &e ordered to

pay costs. %n the a&sence of miscondct" trstees and personal

representatives are a#arded their costs on the indemnity &asis.)

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no,m : *$celsior Commercial and %ndstrial +oldin's ,td v -alis&ry

+am ohnson 2002 EWCA Ci* =. T)+ no+ o )+ W)i+ Boo9 201<

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“!hen considerin' #hether to make an order for costs on theindemnity &asis the trial /d'e has a #ide discretion &t it is critical

that there &e some condct or circmstances that take a case ot of

the norm. -ch factors inclde the hi'h0risk sitation #here a claim is

speclative" #eak" opportnistic or thin" and #here a claimant

commenced and prsed lar'e0scale and e$pensive liti'ation in

circmstances calclated to e$ert nfair and commercial pressre on a

defendant to rene'otiate #hat had &ecome a commercial nattractive

contract. The fact that one party lost resondin'ly" did not

atomatically mean that the other shold &e a#arded costs on the

indemnity &asis

The decisions of the Cort of Appeal in Raja v Rubin 23444 Ch 376

and Baron v Lovell 23444 P%R P34 sho# that the cort had &een

concerned #ith some part of the payin' party8s condct of the

liti'ation #hich merited the disapproval of the cort. The sal order

on the standard &asis shold &e made nless there is some element of

a party8s condct of the case #hich deserves some mark of

disapproval. %t is not /st to penalise a party for rnnin' liti'ation

#hich it has lost. Advancin' a case #hich is nlikely to scceed or

#hich fails in fact is not a scient reason for an a#ard of costs on the

indemnity &asis: Shania Investment Corp v Standard Bank

London Ltd”

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