Supreme Court dismisses appeal where lower court ordered costs without receiving opponent's cost statements.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal regarding the procedural correctness of the Court of Appeal's order. The lower court had mandated the appellant to pay the opposing parties' legal costs but failed to serve them with the submitted cost statements first. The court ruled that this omission violated the principle of equality of arms and due process, rendering the cost order procedurally flawed.
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AI generatedKorkein oikeus 10.10.1999 100/1999; Korkein oikeus 10.10.1999 101/1999: A lower court order requiring a party to pay the other side's legal costs is procedurally invalid if the court fails to serve the opposing party with the submitted cost statements prior to the order.
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Kysymys hovioikeuden menettelyn oikeellisuudesta, kun se oli velvoittanut valittajan korvaamaan vastapuolten oikeudenkäyntikulut toimittamatta vastapuolten esittämiä kululaskuja valittajalle tiedoksi.