Questão jurídica principal
Whether the first-instance cost decision violated the right to be heard because the tenant's submission was not served before the order.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The tenant's submission of 22 November 2017 had to be communicated before the cost order so the landlord could reply.
Fundamentação extraída
The right to be heard and to a fair trial requires service of all submissions and the opportunity to comment, regardless of whether new facts are raised. The late disclosure of the tenant's filing breached Article 29(1) BV, Article 6(1) ECHR and Article 136(c) ZPO.