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Costs of appeal awarded to ‘entirely successful’ respondent
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Court of Appeal awards costs to successful respondent who had been 'entirely successful' in an appeal, where the appellant had failed to engage with the court's principal findings in his submissions on costs.
Noonan J (nem diss): Supplemental judgment - dismissal of appeal - costs - whether respondent obliged to disclose certain matters - whether judicial review would have been unnecessary if disclosure made - Legal Services Regulation Act, 2015, sections 168 and 169 - whether one party 'entirely successful' - discretion of court not to order costs against losing party - whether special reasons - basis for departing from normal rule.
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