ISSUING AN INJUNCTION MEANS “PROCEEDINGS” ARE UNDERWAY AND THE CLAIMANT HAS TO PAY THE COSTS AFTER IT WAS SET ASIDE: ALLOWING THE CLAIMANT’S ARGUMENTS IN THIS APPEAL WOULD BE AN “AFFRONT TO COMMONSENSE”

Here we look at an ingenious argument about the meaning of "proceedings" and the costs consequences if a claimant has an injunction order set aside.  The claimant argued that the nature of the action he pursued did not amount to the issue of proceedings and that, therefore, there were no costs conse...