# The Civil Legal Aid (Costs) Regulations 2013, Regulation 3: Effect of these Regulations

Extent: E+W

Where one or more parties are receiving, or have received, civil legal services in relation to proceedings, nothing in these Regulations is to be construed as—
(a) requiring a court to make a costs order where it would not otherwise have made a costs order; or
(b) affecting the court’s power to make a wasted costs order against a legal representative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/611/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-costs-regulations-2013/regulation-3
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