Cost Allocation Following Lapse of Precautionary Measure Without Main Action

The lower court granted a precautionary measure prohibiting contact with former clients and employees, initially ordering each party to bear its own legal costs while reserving final cost allocation for the main proceedings, but later, after the applicant chose not to file a main action, assigned all precautionary measure costs to the opposing party, asserting the applicant was forced to seek the measure due to the opponent's behavior. The appellate court upheld the opponent's appeal regarding costs, reasoning that while the initial securing of the measure might have been justified, when the precautionary measure lapses because no main action was initiated, the standard rule under the relevant code provisions mandates the applicant bear the costs unless exceptional circumstances justifying a deviation, which the lower court failed to adequately articulate beyond merely restating the initial grounds for granting the measure; thus, the decision was set aside and remanded for a new cost ruling with proper justification or application of the standard cost allocation rule.