# The Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, Rule 73: Costs orders and preparation time orders

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A costs order is an order that the paying party make a payment to—
(a) 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
(b) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1155/rule/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-tribunal-procedure-rules-2024/rule-73
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