--(1) Unless the court orders otherwise, a claimant who discontinues is liable for the costs which a defendant against whom he discontinues incurred on or before the date on which notice of discontinuance was served on him.
--(2) If proceedings are only partly discontinued-
----(a) the claimant is liable for only the costs relating to that part of the proceedings which he discontinues; and
----(b) unless the court orders otherwise, the costs which the claimant is liable to pay may not be quantified until the conclusion of the rest of the proceedings.
Notes
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