Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsIf, before the Taxing Officer certifies the total amount of costs allowed on a taxation of costs, the party liable to pay those costs offers in writing to pay a stated amount for the costs of the party entitled to the costs, and if the total amount certified is less than the amount offered:
(a) no costs shall be allowed to the party entitled to the costs for any step in the taxation taken after the date on which the offer was made; and
(b) the Taxing Officer may order the party entitled to the costs or the solicitor who prepared the bill to pay some or all of the costs of or incidental to the taxation which were incurred by the party liable to pay the costs.