Tag: Costs

  • Costs

    Definition of Costs In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs : Sums payable for legal services. A distinction is drawn between contentious and noncontentious costs (broadly, the distinction between costs relating to litigious and nonlitigious […]

  • Costs

    Definition of Costs In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs : Sums payable for legal services. A distinction is drawn between contentious and noncontentious costs (broadly, the distinction between costs relating to litigious and nonlitigious […]

  • Costs Reserved

    Definition of Costs Reserved In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs Reserved : An order for costs made in **interim proceedings (*interlocutory proceedings) by which the costs of the hearing in question are reserved for the decision of the trial judge […]

  • Costs in the Case

    Definition of Costs in the Case In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs in The Case : An order for costs made in *interim proceedings (interlocutory proceedings) by which the costs of the hearing in question are payable in accordance with the order for […]

  • Costs Draftsman

    Definition of Costs Draftsman In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs Draftsman : A person (usually a legal executive rather than a qualified solicitor) who specializes in drawing up *bills of costs. Some work in solicitors' firms and some in […]

  • Costs in Any Event

    Definition of Costs in Any Event In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs in Any Event : An order for costs made in *interim proceedings (*interlocutory proceedings) by which the winner of the hearing in question shall be paid the costs of that stage in […]

  • Costs Officer

    Definition of Costs Officer In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs Officer : The judge or officer of the court who determines the amount of costs payable in a detailed *assessment of costs. The costs officer may be a costs judge (an official of the […]

  • Costs Thrown Away

    Definition of Costs Thrown Away In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Costs Thrown Away : Costs either unnecessarily incurred by a party as a result of some procedural error committed by the other party or properly incurred but wasted as a result of a […]