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Despite the court ordering DCS to pay Fischer's legal costs ("standard costs"), DCS refused to pay. Fischer's legal team advised that "standard costs" would likely cover only a portion of his actual expenses.<ref name="gofundme-update9">{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Stefan |date=22 May 2025 |title=Help Fight for Truth in YouTube Reviews Fundraiser Update 9 |url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews |url-status=live |access-date=28 Mar 2026 |website=GoFundMe |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251102145025/https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews |archive-date=2 Nov 2025}}</ref>
Despite the court ordering DCS to pay Fischer's legal costs ("standard costs"), DCS refused to pay. Fischer's legal team advised that "standard costs" would likely cover only a portion of his actual expenses.<ref name="gofundme-update9">{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Stefan |date=22 May 2025 |title=Help Fight for Truth in YouTube Reviews Fundraiser Update 9 |url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews |url-status=live |access-date=28 Mar 2026 |website=GoFundMe |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251102145025/https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews |archive-date=2 Nov 2025}}</ref>


Fischer hired a cost assessor after DCS failed to comply with the costs order.<ref name="gofundme-update10">{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Stefan |date=17 Jun 2025 |title=Help Fight for Truth in YouTube Reviews Fundraiser Update 10 |url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews |url-status=live |access-date=28 Mar 2026 |website=GoFundMe |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251102145025/https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews |archive-date=2 Nov 2025}}</ref> Fischer served a statutory demand on DCS, which they ignored. His legal costs exceeded the $120,000 his supporters raised, & the next step is a Federal Court winding-up application to appoint a liquidator & force recovery of the judgment debt.<ref name="gofundme" />
Fischer hired a cost assessor after DCS failed to comply with the costs order.<ref name="gofundme-update10">{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Stefan |date=17 Jun 2025 |title=Help Fight for Truth in YouTube Reviews Fundraiser Update 10 |url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews |url-status=live |access-date=28 Mar 2026 |website=GoFundMe |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251102145025/https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews |archive-date=2 Nov 2025}}</ref> Fischer served a statutory demand on DCS, which they ignored. His legal costs exceeded the $120,000 his supporters raised, and the next step is a Federal Court winding-up application to appoint a liquidator and force recovery of the judgment debt.<ref name="gofundme" />


In a YouTube comment posted 20 November 2025 on a video about [[Vulcan Strength]]'s lawsuit against YouTube reviewer Gluck's Gym, AllOffroad 4x4 stated that efforts to recoup costs were still ongoing.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Alloffroadau |title=Vulcan Strength sues youtube reviewer over a bad review. Stop doing this... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6QFgC9TLUk&lc=Ugx_aI7lzrYy0qyRC0d4AaABAg |website=[[YouTube]] |date=20 November 2025 |access-date=21 November 2025 |url-status=live |quote=Thank you for standing up for honest reviews on YouTube, your videos have helped me a lot with my court case agains DCS (we still chasing cost) <!-- Quote copied exactly as it appeared. -Sojourna --> |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=L6QFgC9TLUk |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref>
In a YouTube comment posted 20 November 2025 on a video about [[Vulcan Strength]]'s lawsuit against YouTube reviewer Gluck's Gym, AllOffroad 4x4 stated that efforts to recoup costs were still ongoing.<ref>{{Cite web |author=@Alloffroadau |title=Vulcan Strength sues youtube reviewer over a bad review. Stop doing this... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6QFgC9TLUk&lc=Ugx_aI7lzrYy0qyRC0d4AaABAg |website=[[YouTube]] |date=20 November 2025 |access-date=21 November 2025 |url-status=live |quote=Thank you for standing up for honest reviews on YouTube, your videos have helped me a lot with my court case agains DCS (we still chasing cost) <!-- Quote copied exactly as it appeared. -Sojourna --> |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=L6QFgC9TLUk |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref>