LAWS OF MALAWI
Registered Designs
Registered Designs(Tribunal) Rules
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Cap. 49:05
[Subsidiary]
When the same person is a witness in more cases than one heard on
the same day, he shall be entitled to no more than one fee for personal
attendance and one allowance for traveling expenses, which shall be
equally divided between such cases.
(1) In all cases where a notice of taxation is necessary, seven days’ notice
together with a copy of the bill of costs shall be given by the legal practitioner
on behalf of the party whose costs are to be taxed to the other party or to the
legal practitioner of such other party.
(2)
When the dwelling-house or place of business of the party against
whom costs are to be taxed is more than thirty-six miles from the seat
of the Tribunal, the time for the service of such notice shall be
extended to fourteen days.
(3)
In the taxation of costs, the notice of taxation with a copy of the bill of
costs may be transmitted by registered post to the party appearing in
person.
Any party aggrieved by the decision of the Taxing Officer may apply to the
Tribunal within four weeks after the taxation to review such taxation. Copies
of the application shall be served on the Taxing Officer and on the opposite
party. The application shall specify the items forming the subject of the
grievance but the grounds upon which such items are sought to be reviewed
shall not require to be verified by affidavit.
Taxing Officer may, without filing any formal documents, submit any point
arising at a taxation for decision by the Chairman in chambers, and it shall be
competent for the Taxing Officer and for the legal practitioners who appeared
at the taxation to appear before the Chairman respecting such point.
Taxation of costs.
Review of decision
of Taxing Officer.
Reference
Chairman
chambers.
to
in
Adjournment
proceedings
of
PART IV
GENERAL
23.
The hearing of an application or other matter before the Tribunal may from
time to time be adjourned upon such terms as the Tribunal thinks fit.
24.
(1) Except as provided in sub-rule (2) every hearing before the Tribunal shall
be in Blantyre
(2)
One or more of the parties may, not later than fourteen days before the
date approved for the hearing, apply to the Tribunal to conduct the
hearing at some other place in Malawi. The Tribunal may, in its
discretion and subject to such conditions as to notice and costs as it
thinks fit, conduct the hearing at the place named in the application.
(3)
Where an application under sub-rule (2) is not made by all the parties
to the proceedings, the Tribunal shall not decide the application
without giving the parties an opportunity to be heard.
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Place of hearing