Supreme Court allows full legal costs against defendants despite partial claim acceptance in rental dispute.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court of Finland allowed the appellant to recover full legal costs from the defendants, even though the lower court's claim was only partially accepted. The case involved a dispute over the rental of a residential property where the district court ordered the defendants to pay all litigation expenses. The court ruled that the principle of cost allocation does not require a strict correlation between the extent of claim acceptance and the amount of costs awarded.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IAKorkein oikeus 10.4.2016 780: Korkein oikeus 10.4.2016 780: The Supreme Court held that the court has discretion to award full legal costs to the prevailing party even when the claim is only partially accepted, provided the party acted diligently and the opposing party's conduct justified the full award.
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Generato dall'IATesto completo
Kysymys jatkokäsittelyluvan myöntämisen edellytyksistä, kun käräjäoikeus oli asuinhuoneiston vuokrausta koskevassa asiassa velvoittanut vastaajat korvaamaan kantajan oikeudenkäyntikulut kokonaisuudessaan, vaikka kanne oli hyväksytty vain osaksi.