Article 4 Miscellaneous amendments

After Order 62, rule 28(4), there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—

“(4AA)

In a case to which paragraph (4) applies the taxing officer may have regard to whether the failure or delay by the party entitled to costs would (apart from this paragraph) cause prejudice to the party liable to pay the costs by increasing the amount of interest accruing on those costs under section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838^f1, and so exercise his powers under paragraph (4) as to reduce or obviate any such prejudice.”.