PART 3Courts and tribunals

Costs in civil proceedings

I167Wasted costs in certain civil proceedings

1

Section 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (costs in civil division of Court of Appeal, High Court, family court and county court) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (7) (wasted costs) insert—

7A

Where the court exercises a power under subsection (6) in relation to costs incurred by a party, it must inform such of the following as it considers appropriate—

a

an approved regulator;

b

the Director of Legal Aid Casework.

3

After subsection (12) insert—

12A

In subsection (7A)—

  • “approved regulator” has the meaning given by section 20 of the Legal Services Act 2007;

  • “the Director of Legal Aid Casework” means the civil servant designated under section 4 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.