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PART IV.

PROCEDURE ON TAXATION.

Commencement of proceedings for taxation

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Delay in filing of bill of costs

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Deposit of papers and vouchers

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Notice of taxation

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SUPREME COURT ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 4).

SUPREME COURT (COSTS) RULES 1965.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, We, the Rules Committee, hereby make the following rules-

PART V.

ASSESSMENT OF LOSTS.

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Costs payable to one party by another or out of a fund

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Coats payable to a solicitor by bis own client

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Costs payable to solicitor where money recovered by or on behalf of

infant, etc.

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Costs payable to a trustee out of the trust fund, etc.

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"costs" includes fees, charges, disbursements, expenses and remunera-

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CITATION, INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION.

1. These rules may be cited as the Supreme Court (Costs) Rules Citation and 1965, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1966, commence.

2. (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- "Code" means the Code of Civil Procedure;

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Interpreta- tam. (Vol. VII, p. 44).

"Comtentious business" means business done, whether as a solicitor or advocate, in or for the purpose of proceedings begun before the Court or before an arbitrator appointed under the Arbitration (22 of 1963). Ordinance 1963 not being common form probate business.

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Scales of costs

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PART VI.

REVIEW.

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Application to taxing master for review

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Review by taxing master

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Review of taxing master's certificate by a judge

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Revocation and amendment to

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SCHEDULES.

First Schedule. Scale of costa

Second Schedule. Fixed costs

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"Court" means the Supreme Court or any one or more judges thereof. whether sitting in court or in chambers, and the Registrar or any deputy or assistant registrar of the Court:

"District Court" means the District Court established under section 3

of the District Court Ordinance 1953 and any judge of that court: (1 of 1993). "mentally disordered person" means a person who is so far disabled in mind or who is so mentally ill or subnormal due to arrested or incomplete development of mind as to render it either necessary or expedient that be, either for his own sake or in the public in- terest, should be placed and kept under control;

"non-contentious business" means any business done by and as a solici

tor which is not contentious business.

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"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Court and any deputy or assist-

ant registrar of the Court;

"Rules of the Supreme Court" means the Rules of the Supreme Court (8.1. 1964/

1964 of England as amended from time to time;

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"taxed costs" means costs taxed in accordance with these rules;

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"taxing master" means the Registrar as taxing master.