--(1) Where an offer to settle is accepted the parties may agree the amount of costs that are due to be paid under this Part.
--(2) Where the amount of costs falls to be quantified by the court, then the general rule is that, unless an order has been made for budgeted costs under rule 67.8 the costs shall be determined in accordance with the scale of prescribed costs contained in Appendix B and Appendix C to Part 67.
--(3) Where an offer to settle-
----(a) is accepted after the time originally stated for accepting it under rule 36.13(3); or
----(b) deals only with part of the case in accordance with rule 36.13(4),
--the amount of costs to be paid to the defendant under rule 36.13(3)(b) and to either party under paragraph (b) must be assessed by the court and in assessing the costs the court must take into account the scale of prescribed costs or the amount of the budgeted costs as the case may be.
--(4) In determining the appropriate amount of costs to be paid where an order has been made under rule 67.8 (budgeted costs), the court may take into account any written information provided by either party when the costs budget was made.
Notes
Amended by Legal Notice 233 of 2005.
Amended by Legal Notice 140 of 2000.
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