# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Part 44: General Rules about Costs


Contents of this Part
SECTION I GENERAL
44.1
Interpretation and application
44.2
Court’s discretion as to costs
44.3
Basis of assessment
44.4
Factors to be taken into account in deciding the amount of costs
44.5
Amount of costs where costs are payable under a contract
44.6
Procedure for assessing costs
44.7
Time for complying with an order for costs
44.8
Legal representative’s duty to notify the party
44.9
Cases where costs orders deemed to have been made
44.10
Where the court makes no order for costs
44.11
Court’s powers in relation to misconduct
44.12
Set off
SECTION II QUALIFIED ONE-WAY COSTS SHIFTING
44.13
Qualified one-way costs shifting: scope and interpretation
44.14
Effect of qualified one-way costs shifting
44.15
Exceptions to qualified one-way costs shifting where permission not required
44.16
Exceptions to qualified one-way costs shifting where permission required
44.17
Transitional provision
SECTION III DAMAGES-BASED AGREEMENTS
44.18
Award of costs where there is a damages-based agreement

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/part/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-44
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