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1979 No. 140 FEDERAL COURT RULES - RULE 62.36
Disallowance of costs of improper, vexatious or unnecessary matter in documents or proceedings
36. (1) The Court or Judge may, at a trial or hearing or upon any application
and whether or not objection is taken-
(a) direct that any costs which have been improperly, unreasonably or
negligently incurred be disallowed;
(b) direct the taxing officer to examine the costs incurred, and to
disallow such costs as he shall find to have been improperly,
unreasonably or negligently incurred; or
(c) direct that a party whose costs are so disallowed shall pay to the
other parties the costs incurred by those parties in relation to the
proceeding in respect of which his costs have been disallowed.
(2) Where the question of costs having been improperly, unreasonably or
negligently incurred has not been raised before and dealt with by the Court or
Judge, it is the duty of the taxing officer to look into that question, and
thereupon the same consequences shall ensue as if he had been specially
directed under paragraph (1) (b) of this rule to examine the costs incurred,
and to disallow such costs as he finds to have been improperly, unreasonably
or negligently incurred.
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