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Rule 72 DefinitionsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

In this Part—

  • “paying party” means a party liable to pay costs;

  • “preparation time” means time spent by the receiving party (including by any of the receiving party’s employees or advisers) in working on the case, except for time spent at any final hearing;

  • “receiving party” means a party entitled to be paid costs.

Annotations

Commencement

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Rule 72 in force at 6.1.2025 immediately after S.I. 2024/1156 comes into force, see rule 1(1)