18Assessment of costs

18 Assessment of costs

(1)  [Regulation 18 Subregulation (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 285, Applied:05 Nov 2021] After receiving a notice of objection under regulation 17 , the President is to–

(a) fix a date, time and place for an assessment of costs; and

(b) notify the parties at least 7 days before the date and time fixed under paragraph (a) .

(2)  [Regulation 18 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 285, Applied:05 Nov 2021] At an assessment of costs, the President may allow or disallow costs including costs in respect of the assessment.

(3)  An assessment of costs under this regulation may proceed in the absence of any party.

(4)  [Regulation 18 Subregulation (4) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 285, Applied:05 Nov 2021] Within 48 hours after making an assessment of costs, the President is to–

(a) issue a certificate of assessment in respect of the costs; and

(b) give a copy of that certificate to the parties.

(5)  If disallowed costs represent one-sixth or more of the amount of the costs included in the original bill of costs that are allowed under the certificate of assessment –

(a) the party responsible for the service of the bill of costs is not entitled to any costs in respect of the assessment; and

(b) the certificate of assessment may allow that the party on whom the bill of costs was served is entitled to costs in respect of the assessment.