Costs
11. Order 62 shall be amended as follows—
(1) For rule 6(7) and 8, there shall be substituted the following—
“(7) If a party on whom a notice to admit facts is served under Order 27, rule 2, refuses or neglects to admit the facts within 14 days after the service on him of the notice or such longer time as may be allowed by the Court, the costs of proving the facts and the costs occasioned by and thrown away as a result of his failure to admit the facts shall be borne by him.
(8) If a party—
(a)on whom a list of documents is served in pursuance of Order 24, or
(b)on whom a notice to admit documents is served under Order 27, rule 5,
give notice of non-admission of any of the documents in accordance with Order 27, rule 4(2) or 5(2), as the case may be, the costs of proving that document and the costs occasioned by and thrown away as a result of his non-admission shall be borne by him.”.
(2) After rule 7(5), there shall be added the following—
“(6) Subject to paragraph (7), where a party is entitled to costs under rule 6(7) or (8) the amount of the costs may be assessed by the Court and may be ordered to be paid forthwith.
(7) No order may be made under paragraph (6) in a case where the person against whom the order is made is an assisted person within the meaning of the statutory provisions relating to legal aid.”.
(3) In rule 18(3) for the sum “L6.50” there shall be substituted the sum “£8.00”.
(4) Appendix 3 shall be amended as set out in the Schedule hereto.