Legal Costs

1. Specific cost orders: a. Costs in the cause are awarded to whoever gets the costs of the proceedings. b. Costs reserved refers to the question of who pays the costs is left to be decided at a later date. c. Often, a final order or terms of settlement will specifically include reserved costs as part of the costs order; d. Cost court can make an order for reserved costs if no earlier order is made. e. Costs in any … Continued

Types of Taxation Between Parties: 1. The party/party basis is defined as: a. Unless otherwise ordered, the default basis of taxation costs are to be allowed on a party/party basis. Therefore, if the order simply awards costs without specifying the basis of taxation, costs are to be taxed as between party and party; b. All costs necessary or proper for the attainment of justice or for enforcing or defending the rights of the party whose costs are being taxed are … Continued