958Costs

958 Costs

(1)  A creditor who establishes a debt under a judgment or order is entitled to the costs of doing so unless the Court or a judge otherwise directs.

(2)  The costs referred to in subrule (1) are to be –

(a) added to the debt established; and

(b) fixed by the Court or judge unless the Court or judge directs the taxation of those costs.

(3)  The Court or a judge may –

(a) disallow any costs of a creditor unnecessarily or improperly incurred; and

(b) order a creditor to pay the costs of a party incurred in opposing a claim, or any part of a claim, that the creditor fails to establish.