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personal costs

Play the ball and not the player: Considerations for legal practitioners seeking personal costs orders

The Court has jurisdiction to order costs against a practitioner but such orders should not be sought gratuitously and without sufficient basis.

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The cost of litigation: Avoiding personal costs orders

A solicitor may be liable for costs orders if they conduct litigation unreasonably, incompetently or without reasonable prospects of success.

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