Supreme Court Rules 2000
62ALiability of litigation guardian for costs
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62A Liability of litigation guardian for costs
[Rule 62A Inserted by S.R. 2010, No. 57, Applied:30 Jun 2010] If in a proceeding the Court or a judge orders a litigation guardian to pay costs to any other party to that proceeding, unless otherwise ordered by the Court or judge –
(a) the litigation guardian is not personally liable for those costs; and
(b) those costs may be set off against any costs that the Court or judge has ordered that other party to pay to that litigation guardian; and
(c) any balance is to be paid out of the estate of the relevant person under disability.