Question 1 of 10

On behalf of the claimant, you have been successful on a contested application for specific disclosure and inspection at an interim hearing. After exchange of lists of documents, the claimant made a request for specific disclosure in writing to which defendant failed to respond, necessitating an application. The District Judge found that the disclosure sought fell within the defendant’s original standard disclosure obligations and ordered that all documents should be disclosed and made available for inspection within 7 days. Acknowledging that the court has a discretion with regard to costs, which of the following is the BEST ADVICE to give your client as to the most likely interim costs order that the court will make? :-