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Paragraph 27 Costs

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(1)

The arbitrator shall, in awarding costs, take into consideration—

(a)

the reasonableness or unreasonableness of the claim of any party, whether in respect of amount or otherwise,

(b)

any unreasonable demand for particulars or refusal to supply particulars, and

(c)

generally all the circumstances of the case.

(2)

The arbitrator may disallow the costs of any witness whom he considers to have been called unnecessarily and any other costs which he considers to have been unnecessarily incurred.