(1) The general rule is that where rule 65.4 does not apply and a party is entitled to the costs of any proceedings, those costs must be determined in accordance with Appendices B and C to this Part and paragraphs (2) to (4) of this rule.
(2) In determining such costs, the value of the claim is —
(a) in the case of the claimant —
(i) the amount agreed or ordered to be paid, or
(ii) the amount determined in accordance with subparagraph (d);
(b) in the case of the defendant —
(i) the amount claimed by the claimant in the claim form,
(ii) the amount determined in accordance with subparagraph (c), or
(iii) the amount determined in accordance with subparagraph (d);
(c) if the claim is for damages and the claim form does not specify an amount that is claimed, such sum as may be agreed between the party entitled to and the party liable to such costs or, if not agreed, a sum stipulated by the court as the value of the claim; or
(d) if the claim is not for a monetary sum, it is to be treated as a claim for $50,000 unless the court makes an order under rule 65.6(1)(a).
(3) The general rule is that the amount of costs to be paid is to be calculated in accordance with the percentages specified in column 3 of Appendix B against the appropriate value.
(4) The court may —
(a) in appropriate circumstances, vary such sum having taken into account the matters set out in rule 64.6(4) and (5); and
(b) order a party to pay costs —
(i) from or to a certain date, or
(ii) relating only to a certain distinct part of the proceedings, in which case it must specify the proportion of the fixed costs which is to be paid by the party liable to pay such costs and in so doing may take into account the table set out in Appendix C.