sec.14Basis for costs on acceptance of offer between lower offer limit and upper offer limit— Act , s 40

### sec.14 Basis for costs on acceptance of offer between lower offer limit and upper offer limit— Act , s 40 For section 40 (2) of the Act , the claimant is entitled to payment of costs of the lesser of the following amounts— the declared costs limit; the total amount calculated under subsection (2) . For subsection (1) (b) , the amount is the total of the amounts of each of the following costs— 100% of item 1 costs; 50% of item 5 costs; if relevant, the claimant’s cost of legal representation at the compulsory conference at the rate of— $175 for the first hour; and $150 for each hour after the first; and for a period of less than 1 hour, the relevant proportion of the hourly rate under subparagraph (i) or (ii) ; the claimant’s costs of an application to the court up to a maximum of $400 for each application; reasonable disbursements if documentary evidence supporting the disbursements is available. In this section— item 1 costs means costs allowable under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , schedule 2 , part 2 , item 1, column D. item 5 costs means costs allowable under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , schedule 2 , part 2 , item 5, column D. (sec.14-ssec.1) For section 40 (2) of the Act , the claimant is entitled to payment of costs of the lesser of the following amounts— the declared costs limit; the total amount calculated under subsection (2) . (sec.14-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , the amount is the total of the amounts of each of the following costs— 100% of item 1 costs; 50% of item 5 costs; if relevant, the claimant’s cost of legal representation at the compulsory conference at the rate of— $175 for the first hour; and $150 for each hour after the first; and for a period of less than 1 hour, the relevant proportion of the hourly rate under subparagraph (i) or (ii) ; the claimant’s costs of an application to the court up to a maximum of $400 for each application; reasonable disbursements if documentary evidence supporting the disbursements is available. (sec.14-ssec.3) In this section— item 1 costs means costs allowable under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , schedule 2 , part 2 , item 1, column D. item 5 costs means costs allowable under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , schedule 2 , part 2 , item 5, column D. - (a) the declared costs limit; - (b) the total amount calculated under subsection (2) . - (a) 100% of item 1 costs; - (b) 50% of item 5 costs; - (c) if relevant, the claimant’s cost of legal representation at the compulsory conference at the rate of— (i) $175 for the first hour; and (ii) $150 for each hour after the first; and (iii) for a period of less than 1 hour, the relevant proportion of the hourly rate under subparagraph (i) or (ii) ; - (i) $175 for the first hour; and - (ii) $150 for each hour after the first; and - (iii) for a period of less than 1 hour, the relevant proportion of the hourly rate under subparagraph (i) or (ii) ; - (d) the claimant’s costs of an application to the court up to a maximum of $400 for each application; - (e) reasonable disbursements if documentary evidence supporting the disbursements is available. - (i) $175 for the first hour; and - (ii) $150 for each hour after the first; and - (iii) for a period of less than 1 hour, the relevant proportion of the hourly rate under subparagraph (i) or (ii) ;