# The Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, Rule 82: Ability to pay

Extent: E+W+S

In deciding whether to make a costs order, preparation time order, or wasted costs order, and if so the amount of any such order, the Tribunal may have regard to the paying party’s (or, where a wasted costs order is made, the representative’s) ability to pay.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1155/rule/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-tribunal-procedure-rules-2024/rule-82
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