# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment No. 4) 1989, Article 22: Costs sanction for failure to admit facts


For Order 62, rule 6(7) and (8), there shall be substituted the following—
“(7) If a party on whom a notice to admit facts is served under Order 27, rule 2, refuses or neglects to admit the facts within 14 days after the service on him of the notice or such longer time as may be allowed by the Court, the costs of proving the facts and the costs occasioned by and thrown away as a result of his failure to admit the facts shall be borne by him.
(8) If a party—
(a) on whom a list of documents is served in pursuance of Order 24, or
(b) on whom a notice to admit documents is served under Order 27, rule 5,
gives notice of non-admission of any of the documents in accordance with Order 27, rule 4(2) or 5(2), as the case may be, the costs of proving that document and the costs occasioned by and thrown away as a result of his non-admission shall be borne by him.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2427/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-amendment-no-4-1989/article-22
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