Rule 19.1 GeneralI1

The court may exercise its power to make an order for costs against a party at any stage in proceedings.

If a court proposes to make an order for costs other than at a hearing it must afford the person against whom the order is proposed to be made an opportunity to make representations to the court, either in writing or at a hearing, as the court thinks fit.

The court may comply with the requirements of paragraph (2) by making a provisional order for costs that is to come into effect after the expiry of a specified period of time unless within that period the person against whom the order is made makes representations as to why the order should not have been made.