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### 861 Costs if same practitioner acts
> > (1) [*\[Rule 861 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS56@Hpa@EN) A fee is not allowed for delivery or service of a document if the same practitioner acts for both parties, unless actual delivery or service was necessary for the purpose of making an affidavit of service.
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> > (2) [*\[Rule 861 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS56@Hpb@EN) A fee is not allowed for perusal if the same practitioner acts for both parties.
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> > (3) The taxing officer may disallow costs for unnecessary work if –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Rule 861 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS56@Hpc@EN) 2 or more defendants are represented by the same practitioner; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Rule 861 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS56@Hpd@EN) the practitioner does work for one, some or all of them separately which could have been done for some or all of them together.