COST BITES 460: THE FACT THAT A DEFENDANT LOST ON A COUNTERCLAIM DID NOT PREVENT THE COURT FROM ORDERING THE CLAIMANT TO PAY 70% OF THEIR COSTS: ORDER UPHELD ON APPEAL TO THE HIGH COURT

There are certain cases that litigators should keep in their cabinets to show to clients who are overkeen to litigate.  This is one of them.  The parties were arguing over a boundary line, with one of the issues being whether it ran through the middle of a hedge or alongside it.  The judge describes...