CLR III R Apportionment of costs

1.
Principle that each party must bear its own costs
2.
Equity of a different apportionment of costs – case groups
2.1.
Late submission of documents and/or requests
2.1.1
Late submission was unjustified
a)
Different apportionment of costs ordered
b)
No different apportionment of costs ordered – no disadvantage
2.1.2
Late submission was justified
a)
No different apportionment of costs ordered
b)
Different apportionment of costs ordered for reasons of equity
2.2.
Acts or omissions prejudicing the timely and efficient conduct of oral proceedings
2.2.1
Failure of a party to appear at oral proceedings
a)
Different apportionment of costs ordered
b)
Refusal of a request for apportionment of costs
2.2.2
Request for scheduling or postponement of oral proceedings; withdrawal of request for oral proceedings
2.2.3
Other cases concerning oral proceedings
2.3.
Filing of opposition or appeal
2.4.
Withdrawal of opposition or appeal at short notice
2.5.
Other cases
3.
Expenses that may be apportioned
3.1.
Future costs
3.2.
Procedure for fixing costs
3.3.
Appeal against decision fixing amount of costs
4.
Procedural aspects
4.1.
Filing a request for apportionment of costs
4.2.
Competence issues
4.3.
Appeal solely against the decision on apportionment of costs inadmissible
 

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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