Court of Appeal affirms the decision of the High Court, rejecting the appellant's challenge to the costs order, on the grounds that the appellant's submissions, which criticised the conduct of the hearing and the judgment itself, were fundamentally misconceived and insufficient to disrupt the general principle that the successful party is entitled to costs; and the appellant did not present any factors that would justify deviating from this principle.
Court of Appeal - costs order - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 - party and party costs - legal practitioner and client costs - conduct of proceedings - High Court judgment - appeal dismissal - O. 99, r. 10(3) RSC - Trafalgar Developments Limited [2020] IEHC 13 - discretion in costs - adjudication in default of agreement.