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The High Court made no order as to costs having refused all reliefs sought by a prisoner challenging the conditions of his detention. The court acknowledged the prisoner's genuine belief in the validity of his claim and his appropriate conduct during the hearing. Despite the respondents' success in the case, the court ruled that ordering costs against the prisoner would be unjust and could deter other inmates from bringing legitimate challenges, considering their vulnerable status. The prisoner was granted liberty to obtain a transcript of the digital audio recording for a potential appeal, while the respondents were granted the same liberty at their own expense.
High Court, prisoner, detention conditions, judicial review, costs, Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, Rules of the Superior Courts (RSC), bona fide (in good faith), chilling effect, vulnerable population, liberty to appeal, digital audio recording (DAR), no order as to costs, public interest proceedings.
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