Fixing or taxing of costs in accordance with scale at the time work done
63.00.3 Fixing or taxing of costs in accordance with scale at the time work done
The Court, when fixing the costs for work done in a proceeding, must do so as follows—
as to any work done on or after the commencement of these Rules, according to the scales in Table 1 and Table 2 in Appendix A, as in force at the time the work is done;
as to any work done before the commencement of these Rules, according to the scale of costs contained in any previous corresponding Rules in force at the time the work was done.
The Costs Court, when taxing the costs for work done in a proceeding, must do so as follows—
as to any work done on or after the commencement of these Rules, according to the scales in Table 1 and Table 2 in Appendix A, as in force at the time the work is done;
as to any work done before the commencement of these Rules, according to the scale of costs contained in any previous corresponding Rules in force at the time the work was done.
Subject to the provisions of any Act for the time being in force, in proceedings which have been remitted or transferred to the Magistrates' Court from some other Court, the costs incurred in the other Court before the remission or transfer must be fixed or taxed according to the scale of costs and fees in use in the other Court at the time the work was done, unless this Court otherwise directs.
Paragraphs (1) and (2) have effect despite anything to the contrary in Rule 1.06.
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