# The Civil Legal Aid (Costs) Regulations 2013, Regulation 3: Effect of these Regulations


Where one or more parties are receiving, or have received, civil legal services in relation to proceedings, nothing in these Regulations is to be construed as—
(a) requiring a court to make a costs order where it would not otherwise have made a costs order; or
(b) affecting the court’s power to make a wasted costs order against a legal representative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111533291/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-legal-aid-costs-regulations-2013/regulation-3
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