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73.—(1) A tribunal may make a costs order or a preparation time order, and shall consider whether to do so, where it considers that—
(a)a party (or that party’s representative) has acted vexatiously, abusively, disruptively or otherwise unreasonably in either the bringing of the proceedings (or part) or the way that the proceedings (or part) have been conducted; or
(b)all or part of any claim or response had no reasonable prospect of success.
(2) A tribunal may also make such an order where a party has been in breach of any order or practice direction or where a hearing has been postponed or adjourned on the application of a party.
(3) A tribunal may make such an order against a respondent who has not had a response accepted in the proceedings in relation to the conduct of any part which the respondent has taken in the proceedings.
(4) Where in proceedings for unfair dismissal a final hearing is postponed or adjourned, the tribunal shall order the respondent to pay the costs incurred as a result of the postponement or adjournment if—
(a)the claimant has expressed a wish to be reinstated or re-engaged which has been communicated to the respondent not less than 7 days before the hearing; and
(b)the postponement or adjournment of that hearing has been caused by the respondent’s failure, without a special reason, to adduce reasonable evidence as to the availability of the job from which the claimant was dismissed or of comparable or suitable employment.
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