# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 45.59: Disbursements – Section VI


Subject to rule 45.15A, in a claim to which Section VI applies, the court may allow a claim for a disbursement of a type in mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b)—
(a) in a claim started under a relevant Protocol to which Section IV applies—
(i) the applicable disbursements referred to in rule 45.58(a) and (b) and (d) to (f);
(ii) any court fees;
(iii) in a claim which arises from a road traffic accident, the cost of obtaining a police report;
(iv) any expert’s fee for attending the trial where the court has given permission for the expert to attend;
(v) any interpreters’ or translators’ fees;
(vi) expenses which a party or witness has incurred in travelling to and from a hearing or in staying away from home for the purposes of attending a hearing; and
(vii) a sum not exceeding the amount specified in Table 16 for any loss of earnings or loss of leave by a party or witness due to attending a hearing or to staying away from home for the purpose of attending a hearing; and
(b) in any other claim to which Section VI applies, any disbursement which has been reasonably incurred, other than a disbursement covering work for which costs are already allowed in Section VI.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/45.59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-45.59
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