Cases

Radu v Houston & Another (CA)

Facts

The Defendant applied to the Master for security for costs for the additional costs that would arise from enforcing a costs order against the Claimant in Romania. The Master ordered that unless the Claimant paid £125,000 in security, judgment would be entered against him. Permission to appeal was granted but the Master refused to grant a stay of the unless order pending such appeal. Judgment against the Claimant was subsequently entered. On appeal, by which time the Claimant had raised the required amount of security, Eady J refused to set aside the judgment despite finding that there had been a procedural unfairness at the initial hearing, and that the amount of security should be reduced to £80,000. The Claimant appealed.

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