# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 46.23: Environmental review costs


(1) In this Section, “party” includes an intervener or interested party.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), no party to a claim for environmental review (for which see Section III of Part 54) is entitled to an order for costs against any other party.
(3) The court may make an order for costs against a party if satisfied that the conduct of a party or that party’s legal representative, before or during the proceedings, was unreasonable or improper.
(4) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/46.23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-46.23
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