s. 131A 131A Costs may be determined by S. 131A inserted by No. 78/2008 Despite section 131(1), the Court may order that s. 17. the costs of, and incidental to, a proceeding in the Court be assessed, settled, taxed or reviewed by the . Note See section 146 of the Supreme Court Act 1986 which deals with transitional matters relating to the . 132 Costs liability of legal practitioner (1) If a legal practitioner for a party to a proceeding, S. 132(1) amended by whether personally or through a servant or agent, Nos 33/1994 has caused costs to be incurred improperly or s. 18(2), 35/1996 without reasonable cause or to be wasted by s. 453(Sch. 1 undue delay or negligence or by any other item 53.6(a)). misconduct or default, the Court may make an order that— (a) all or any of the costs between the legal S. 132(1)(a) amended by practitioner and the client be disallowed or No. 35/1996 that the legal practitioner repay to the client s. 453(Sch. 1 item 53.6(a)). the whole or part of any money paid on account of costs; or (b) the legal practitioner pay to the client all or S. 132(1)(b) amended by any of the costs which the client has been No. 35/1996 ordered to pay to any party; or s. 453(Sch. 1 item 53.6(a)). (c) the legal practitioner pay all or any of the S. 132(1)(c) amended by costs payable by any party other than the No. 35/1996 client. s. 453(Sch. 1 item 53.6(a)).
S. 131A inserted by No. 78/2008 s. 17. 131A Costs may be determined by Despite section 131(1), the Court may order that the costs of, and incidental to, a proceeding in the Court be assessed, settled, taxed or reviewed by the . Note See section 146 of the Supreme Court Act 1986 which deals with transitional matters relating to the . 132 Costs liability of legal practitioner S. 132(1) amended by Nos 33/1994 s. 18(2), 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 53.6(a)). s. 131A (1) If a legal practitioner for a party to a proceeding, whether personally or through a servant or agent, has caused costs to be incurred improperly or without reasonable cause or to be wasted by undue delay or negligence or by any other misconduct or default, the Court may make an order that— S. 132(1)(a) amended by No. 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 53.6(a)). (a) all or any of the costs between the legal practitioner and the client be disallowed or that the legal practitioner repay to the client the whole or part of any money paid on account of costs; or S. 132(1)(b) amended by No. 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 53.6(a)). (b) the legal practitioner pay to the client all or any of the costs which the client has been ordered to pay to any party; or S. 132(1)(c) amended by No. 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 53.6(a)). (c) the legal practitioner pay all or any of the costs payable by any party other than the client.