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case of GFN SA v Bancredit Cayman

GFN SA and Artag Meridian Ltd v The Liquidators of Bancredit Cayman Ltd (in official liquidation) [2009] UKPC 39
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (on appeal from the Cayman Islands)
Year2009
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

The power to order security for costs is not confined to parties who commence proceedings by originating process; the court looks to the substance rather than the form of an application, so that an interim application which raises independent issues affecting parties' rights may be treated as 'proceedings' for which security may be ordered.

Area of Law

General

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