PART 3

Courts and tribunals

Costs in civil proceedings

Wasted costs in certain civil proceedings
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1
Section 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (costs in civil division of Court of Appeal, High Court, family court and county court) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (7) (wasted costs) insert—
7A
Where the court exercises a power under subsection (6) in relation to costs incurred by a party, it must inform such of the following as it considers appropriate—
a
an approved regulator;
b
the Director of Legal Aid Casework.
3
After subsection (12) insert—
12A
In subsection (7A)—
- “approved regulator” has the meaning given by section 20 of the Legal Services Act 2007;
- “the Director of Legal Aid Casework” means the civil servant designated under section 4 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
S. 67 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 53