Wattegame Ratemahatmeva vs Pedro Perera – clr volume 1 page 024

In the case between the appellant (plaintiff) and respondents including the first and second defendants, the court addressed the issue of whether settlement or payment of costs to one of several entitled parties discharges the judgment debtor’s liability for costs to all parties. The court held that the order allowing for multiple recoveries of costs was erroneous and should be set aside, reaffirming that only one set of costs can be awarded in respect of the same proceeding, and payment discharges liability for all such parties. This decision relied upon the proper application of cost orders, emphasizing the prevention of duplicative liability and the necessity of considering the interests and entitlements of all judgment creditors within the same proceeding.

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