1986 Ed.] District Court Civil Procedure (Costs) Rules [CAP. 336
8. (1) No fee for counsel shall be allowed on taxation unless a judge certifies that the case is fit for counsel.
(2) Where a party appearing by counsel is awarded costs, but the costs of employing counsel are not allowed, the Registrar may, on taxation, allow such costs as may have been allowed if the party had appeared by a solicitor and not by counsel.
9. There may be allowed on taxation in respect of the attendance of parties and of witnesses such reasonable amounts as the Registrar thinks fit.
10. Where judgment is given with costs against 2 or more parties, the Registrar may, on taxation, subject to any direction of a judge, apportion any item of costs between those parties.
11. The Registrar shall not, on taxation, allow as costs under item 5 or 6 of the First Schedule an amount which exceeds 2/3 of the amount which he would have allowed in respect of such item had the taxation been carried out by him in accordance with the scale applicable to a taxation of costs in the Supreme Court.
12. [Had its effect]
13. Nothing in these rules shall affect any proceedings commenced before the commencement of these rules which have not been finally disposed of before the commencement of these rules, and any order for or relating to costs made in such proceedings shall have effect as if these rules had not been made.
B 3
[Subsidiary]
Certificate for counsel.
Costs for witnesses etc.
Apportionment of costs.
Costs under items 5 and 6 of First Schedule.
Savings and transitional.
Item
## FIRST SCHEDULE
[rule 4(1).]
## SCALE OF COSTS
## Particulars
## Charge
1. Mechanical preparation of documents---
(a) for the top copy, per page ---
(i) quarto size or above $50
(ii) less than quarto size $30
(b) for additional copies, either by photographic means, printing, carbon or any other method, per page of whatever size $3
2. Attendance suitable for unqualified staff, such as for filing of documents, delivery or collection of papers and to make appointments, whether such attendance are made by qualified or unqualified persons, for each attendance $65
3. Attendance for necessary search and enquiries-such fee as the Registrar thinks proper but not less than $25 for each attendance.
4. Service of any documents-such fee as the Registrar thinks proper but not less than $25 in each case.
1986 Ed.] District Court Civil Procedure (Costs) Rules [CAP. 336
8. (1) No fee for counsel shall be allowed on taxation unless a judge certifies that the case is fit for counsel.
(2) Where a party appearing by counsel is awarded costs, but the costs of employing counsel are not allowed, the Registrar may, on taxation, allow such costs as may have been allowed if the party had appeared by a solicitor and not by counsel.
9. There may be allowed on taxation in respect of the attendance of parties and of witnesses such reasonable amounts as the Registrar thinks fit.
10. Where judgment is given with costs against 2 or more parties, the Registrar may, on taxation, subject to any direction of a judge, apportion any item of costs between those parties.
11. The Registrar shall not, on taxation, allow as costs under item 5 or 6 of the First Schedule an amount which exceeds 2/3 of the amount which he would have allowed in respect of such item had the taxation been carried out by him in accordance with the scale applicable to a taxation of costs in the Supreme Court.
12. [Had its effect]
13. Nothing in these rules shall affect any proceedings com- menced before the commencement of these rules which have not been finally disposed of before the commencement of these rules, and any order for or relating to costs made in such proceedings shall have effect as if these rules had not been made.
B 3
[Subsidiary]
Certificate
for counsel.
Costs for witnesses etc.
Apportionment of costs.
Costs under items 5 and 6 of First Schedule.
Savings and transitional.
Item
FIRST SCHEDULE
[rule 4(1).]
SCALE OF COSTS
Particulars
Charge
1. Mechanical preparation of documents---
(a) for the top copy, per page ---
(i) quarto size or above
$50
(ii) less than quarto size
$30
(b) for additional copies, either by photographic means, printing, carbon or any other method, per page of what- ever size
$ 3
2. Attendance suitable for unqualified staff, such as for filing of documents, delivery or collection of papers and to make ap- pointments, whether such attendance are made by qualified or unqualified persons, for each attendance
$65
3.
Attendance for necessary search and enquiries-such fee as the Registrar thinks proper but not less than $25 for each attendance.
4. Service of any documents-such fee as the Registrar thinks
proper but not less than $25 in each case.
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