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65AOrder to legal practitioner as to length and costs of trial
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65A Order to legal practitioner as to length and costs of trial
(1) A court may make an order directing a legal practitioner acting for a party—
(a) to prepare a memorandum setting out—
(i) the estimated length of the trial; and
(ii) the estimated costs and disbursements in relation to the trial; and
(iii) in the case of a memorandum to be given to a party, the estimated costs that that party would have to pay to any other party if the party is unsuccessful at trial; and
(b) to give the memorandum, as specified in the order to—
(i) the court; or
(ii) a party; or
(iii) both the court and any party.
(2) An order under subsection (1) may be made at any time in a civil proceeding.
S. 65B inserted by No. 62/2012 s. 6.