[F1Court’s powers in relation to misconductE+W
44.11.—(1) The court may make an order under this rule where—
(a)a party or that party’s legal representative, in connection with a summary or detailed assessment, fails to comply with a rule, practice direction or court order; or
(b)it appears to the court that the conduct of a party or that party’s legal representative, before or during the proceedings or in the assessment proceedings, was unreasonable or improper.
(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, the court may—
(a)disallow all or part of the costs which are being assessed; or
(b)order the party at fault or that party’s legal representative to pay costs which that party or legal representative has caused any other party to incur.
(3) Where—
(a)the court makes an order under paragraph (2) against a legally represented party; and
(b)the party is not present when the order is made,
the party’s legal representative must notify that party in writing of the order no later than 7 days after the legal representative receives notice of the order.]