Nordstern Allgemeine Versicherungs AG v Internav Ltd - Court of Appeal (Kennedy, Otton and Waller LJJ) - 25 May 1999

Costs - Wasted costs order - Jurisdiction of court to make costs order against a non-party - Whether inter partes order for costs has to be made before court can make wasted costs order - Exercise of court’s discretion

The issue in this appeal was whether the Court had jurisdiction under section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to order that a non-party should personally pay the costs of an action in the absence of any inter partes order for costs.