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Plaintiff ordered to pay costs after repeat challenge to vessel registration found abusive
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The High Court ordered the plaintiff to pay the costs of proceedings after dismissing the plaintiff's claim concerning the registration of a fishing vessel as an abuse of process. The court found that the plaintiff had attempted to re-litigate issues already determined in previous proceedings, which were previously dismissed as being out of time. The court rejected the plaintiff's arguments for a different costs order, holding there were no exceptional circumstances to depart from the usual rule that the successful party is awarded costs. The court highlighted that attempts to relitigate previously decided matters do not serve the public interest and reaffirmed that no new point of general public importance arose in these proceedings.
costs of proceedings – abuse of process – fishing vessel registration – judicial review – Order 19 rule 28 RSC – Order 99 rule 2 RSC – Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 – strike out – exceptional circumstances – public interest element – plaintiff"s conduct – previously determined proceedings – judgment enforcement
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