security for costs

security for costs
security for costs: security sometimes required of a party to litigation in order to assure payment of expenses

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

security for costs
An order which requires a party to pay money into court, or provide a bond or guarantee, as security for their opponent's costs. The claim is stayed (and so cannot continue) until the security is provided.
An order for security for costs protects a party against the risk that he will win at trial and be awarded his costs, but then not be able to enforce a costs order against the other (losing) party, either within the jurisdiction or abroad. The order, if complied with, will provide a fund available within England and Wales, against which the party can enforce any award of costs he may later obtain.

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.

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