CLAIMANT NOT ENTITLED TO SECURITY FOR COSTS: APPLICATION BY A THIRD PARTY WAS NOT A “NEW CLAIM”

Normally only a defendant can apply for security for costs.  In this case the claimant applied for security for costs when a third party made an application.  The question for the court was - in these circumstances can the applicant be regarded as a "claimant" for the purpose of a security for costs...

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