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71.13 Costs — general
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71.13   Costs — general

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    (1)   Rules 65.3 to 65.10, 65.11(1) and 65.12 do not apply in a commercial claim under this Part.

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    (2)   The court shall, after giving its decision in a trial or on an application, in the absence of agreement, determine, either immediately or at a hearing fixed for the purpose which, if any, party should pay costs to another party and the quantum of such costs.

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    (3)   The statement required to be provided by rule 65.11(5) must be provided to the court before the hearing in question and must particularize the amount of time spent on the application by the legal practitioner or his or her partners or employees, specifying, in each case —

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      (a)     the charge out rate of the relevant legal practitioner, partner or employee, and in the case of employees, identifying the positions held by them within the legal practitioner's firm;

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      (b)     the task or tasks undertaken by the respective legal practitioner, partner or employee; and

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      (c)     the precise time spent upon each such task by the legal practitioner, partner or employee.

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    (4)   If the hearing of an application has occupied the time of the court for one hearing day or less, the court shall immediately summarily assess the quantum.

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    (5)   In cases where the hearing is more than one day the court may fix a hearing for the assessment of the quantum to be carried out by a judge or master.

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