discretion of the judge, and the judge shall have full power to determine by whom and to what
extent the costs are to be paid.
Costs out of fund or property.
8.
The Judge may order any costs to be paid out of any fund or property to which a suit or
proceedings relate.
Stay of proceedings until costs paid.
9.
Where the judge orders costs to be paid or security to be given for costs by any party, the
judge may order all proceedings by or on behalf of that party in the same suit or proceeding or
connected with it to be stayed until the costs are paid or security given accordingly but such
order shall not supersede the use of any other lawful method of enforcing payment.
Stage of proceeding at which costs to be dealt with.
10.
(1) Costs may be dealt with by the judge at any stage of the proceedings.
(2)
Costs when ordered becomes payable forthwith and shall be paid within seven days of the
order, otherwise the defaulting party or his legal practitioner may be denied further audience in
the proceedings.
When costs to follow the event.
11.
In addition to any penalty payable for default under these Rules the costs of and occasioned by
any application to extend the time fixed by the rules or any direction or order there under for
delivering or filing any document or doing other act, including the cost of any order made on the
application shall be borne by the party making the application unless the judge otherwise
orders.
Matters to be taken into account in exercising discretion.
12.
The judge in exercising his discretion as to costs shall take into account any offer or contribution
made by any of the parties and any payment into Court and the amount of such payment.
Costs arising from misconduct or neglect.
13.
(1) Where in any cause or matter anything is done or omission is made improperly or
unnecessarily by or on behalf of a party, the judge may direct that any costs to that party in
respect of it shall not be allowed and any costs occasioned by it to other parties shall be
paid by him to them.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of sub-rule 1 of this rule, the judge shall for the purpose of
that sub-rule have regard in particular to the following matters that is to say:
The omission to do anything the doing of which would have been calculated to save costs;
The doing of anything calculated to occasion or in a manner or at a time calculated to occasion
unnecessary cost;
Any unnecessary delay in the proceedings.
(a)
(b)
(c)