242Costs

242 Costs

242 Costs

(1) If the fidelity authority wholly or partly allows a claim, it must order payment from the fidelity fund of the claimant’s reasonable legal costs involved in making and proving the claim, unless it considers that special circumstances exist that warrant a reduced amount of costs or a determination that no amount should be paid for costs.

(2) If the fidelity authority wholly disallows a claim, it may order payment from the fidelity fund of the whole or part of the claimant’s reasonable legal costs involved in making and attempting to prove the claim, where it considers it is appropriate to make the order.