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CurrentCosts
Part IIIDetermination of disputes
Division 2Disputes determined by the Magistrates Court
24 Costs
(1)
A competent court hearing proceedings shall not award costs, unless —
(a)
all parties to the proceedings were represented by legal practitioners; or
(b)
it is of the opinion that there are special circumstances justifying the award of costs.
(2)
Where a party to the proceedings has paid a fee under section 18(1), nothing in subsection (1) is to be taken to prevent a court making an order which requires any other party to the proceedings to pay to the first‑mentioned party the amount of that fee.
[Section 24 amended: No. 50 of 1988 s. 18; No. 59 of 1995 s. 45; No. 59 of 2004 s. 120(2) and (3) and 121; No. 9 of 2022 s. 424.]
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