sec.318Costs if proceeding could have been brought in a lower court

### sec.318 Costs if proceeding could have been brought in a lower court If the amount of damages a court awards could have been awarded in a lower court, the court must order any costs in favour of the claimant under the scale of costs applying in the lower court. This section applies to all claimants. s 318 amd 2010 No. 24 s 31 (sec.318-ssec.1) If the amount of damages a court awards could have been awarded in a lower court, the court must order any costs in favour of the claimant under the scale of costs applying in the lower court. (sec.318-ssec.2) This section applies to all claimants.