См. также: legal advocacy organization, legal norm, legally and beneficially owned by the Seller, legal doctrine
legal costs – the money that helps pay for the lawyers and the court in a legal case, usually paid by the person or organization that has lost the case (Cambridge Business English Dictionary)
Security for costs is a common law legal concept of application only in costs jurisdictions, and is an order sought from a court in litigation. The general rule in costs jurisdiction is that "costs follow the event". In other words, the loser in legal proceedings must pay the legal costs of the successful party. Where a defendant has a reasonable apprehension that its legal costs will not be paid for by the plaintiff if the defendant is successful, the defendant can apply to the court for an order that the plaintiff provide security for costs. (Wikipedia)
The penalty handed down by the judge, designed to discourage future frivolous lawsuits, is in addition to a $50,000 fine imposed in November and $16,000 in reimbursement of legal costs for Charles Dolan, a Democratic public relations executive, who filed the first sanctions request. (The Guardian)
