Supreme Court allows partial costs award where lower court failed to address initial trial expenses.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal's decision to award legal costs only for the appellate proceedings, rejecting the appellant's claim for costs from the original trial. The appellant had won the appeal but failed to substantiate a request for reimbursement of expenses incurred during the first instance before the District Court. Consequently, the court ruled that the lower court correctly limited the cost liability to the appellate stage due to the missing procedural request.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IASection 26 of the Costs Act 1958; Section 27 of the Costs Act 1958: A party is only liable to pay legal costs for proceedings in which they have actually participated and for which they have made a specific request.
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A Oy oli hovioikeudessa vaatinut, että käräjäoikeuden tuomio kumotaan ja että B velvoitetaan korvaamaan A Oy:n asianosais- ja oikeudenkäyntikulut korkoineen. A Oy voitti muutoksenhakunsa hovioikeudessa. Hovioikeus katsoi, että A Oy ei ollut esittänyt käräjäoikeuden osalta oikeudenkäyntikuluja koskevaa vaatimusta, ja velvoitti B:n korvaamaan A Oy:n oikeudenkäyntikulut vain hovioikeuden osalta. Kysymys hovioikeuden menettelyn oikeellisuudesta ja oikeudenkäyntikulujen korvausvelvollisuudesta.