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Thu 06 Jun 2004Court defers costs ruling over Sellafield caseThe High Court has deferred the issue of who should pay the estimated €1 million costs of one aspect of a legal battle by four Co Louth people aimed at closing the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria.In April, Mr Justice Peart upheld a preliminary argument by British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) that the Irish courts have no jurisdiction to hear the case. He adjourned a decision on who should pay the costs of that aspect of the proceedings.