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High Court delivers its judgment on issue of legal costs only, following conclusion of unsuccessful proceedings concerning the licensing requirements for certain peat extraction activities, and finds that it is appropriate to exercise its discretion in departing from the 'normal rule' as to costs (that costs follow the event) and to make no order as to costs, on the grounds that the case assisted in clarifying the nature of peat extraction licensing requirements in light of recent legal changes in the area.
Legal costs - whether court should exercise its discretion to depart from normal rule as to costs - costs follow event - Order 99, rules 1 and 3 RSC - 'special cause' - rationale for 'normal rule' as to costs - requirement to identify event from which costs order is to flow - interests of justice - parties to be treated with equanimity by court in exercise of its discretion - proceedings assisted in clarifying licensing compliance requirements relating to peat extraction - justice of case - no order as to costs.
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