# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 7: Exercise of discretion in respect of costs

Extent: N.I.

(1) In any suit or proceedings for which no scale of costs is prescribed, the amount of costs shall be in the discretion of [ the judge or district judge as the case may be].
(2) Where, in any suit or proceedings for which a scale of costs is prescribed, [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] is satisfied that any party has unreasonably and for the primary purpose of increasing his costs included in his claim an amount in respect of any undisputed loss or damage, [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may reduce the amount of costs payable to that party by such amount as he shall think fit.
[(3) The costs awarded on any application under Article 14 of the 1988 Order shall be in the discretion of [ the judge or district judge as the case may be].
(4) The costs awarded on an application under—
(a) Article 7(3), 8(1), 16(1) or 16(4) of the 1977 Order;
(b) Article 15, 16(6), 17 or 18(4) of the 1988 Order;
(c) section 28(4) of the 1978 Act or section 63(3) of the 1991 Act,
shall be in the discretion of [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] both as to incidence and amount.
(5) In this Order—
“the 1977 Order” means the Criminal Damage (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;
“the 1978 Act” means the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978;
“the 1988 Order” means the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988;
“the 1991 Act” means the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991.];

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/55/rule/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-55/rule-7
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