COST BITES 315: A LACK OF AUTHORITATIVE CASE LAW DOES NOT JUSTIFY A DEPARTURE FROM THE GENERAL RULE THAT THE LOSING PARTY PAYS THE COSTS

Should the fact that there is no authoritative case law on a topic lead to a "different" order as to costs.  This was one of the issues considered by the judge in this case.  Similarly the court considered the relevance of the  fact that the defendant had no interest in the financial income, and tha...