Subject to the Rules of Court and to statute, the power to award costs pursuant to s 98(1) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) is discretionary and it is recognised that the discretion is a very wide one (Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72; (1998) 152 ALR 83; Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 322). It must be exercised judicially (having regard to its statutory context, established principle and the circumstances of the relevant case). The overriding statutory context in which this discretion falls to be exercised is that for which provision is made in s 56 of the Civil Procedure Act, namely, the just, quick and cheap resolution of the real issues in dispute: Campolongo v Club Marconi of Bossley Park Social Recreation & Sporting Centre Ltd [2012] NSWSC 815 Ward J at 11.