Read the full judgment text of HCA 006312/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 December 1999.
1. On 1 April 1999, I made an order pursuant to RHC O.62, r.8 that two firms of solicitors consequentially acting for the 8 defendants, ("the defendants") (except the 4th defendant who was separately represented) to show cause why an order should not be made against them jointly and/or severally that they should bear costs personally for their clients. I shall, first of all, deal with those events leading to the aforesaid order.