Rule 73 Costs orders and preparation time ordersI1
England, Wales and Scotland
A costs order is an order that the paying party make a payment to—
the receiving party in respect of the costs that the receiving party has incurred while represented by a legal representative or a lay representative, or
another party or witness in respect of expenses incurred, or to be incurred, for the purpose of, or in connection with, an individual’s attendance as a witness at a hearing.
A preparation time order is an order that the paying party make a payment to the receiving party in respect of the receiving party’s preparation time while not represented by a legal representative.
A costs order under paragraph (1)(a) and a preparation time order may not both be made in favour of the same party in the same proceedings.
The Tribunal may decide in the course of the proceedings that a party is entitled to either a costs order or a preparation time order but may defer its decision on the kind of order to make until a later stage in the proceedings.