The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Revision) 1980

Stage of proceedings at which costs to be dealt with

4.—(1) Costs may be dealt with by the Court at any stage of the proceedings or after the conclusion of the proceedings; and any order of the Court for the payment of any costs may, if the Court thinks fit, and the person against whom the order is made is not an assisted person, require the costs to be paid forthwith notwithstanding that the proceedings have not been concluded.

(2) In the case of an appeal the costs of the proceedings giving rise to the appeal, as well as the costs of the appeal and of the proceedings connected with it, may be dealt with by the Court hearing the appeal; and in the case of any proceedings removed to the High Court from any other court, the costs, of the whole proceedings, both before and after the removal, may subject to any order of the court ordering the removal) be dealt with by the Court to which the proceedings are removed.

(3) Where under paragraph (2) the Court makes an order as to the costs of any proceedings before another court, rules 27, 33 and 34 shall not apply in relation to those costs, but, except in relation to costs of proceedings removed from a county court, the order—

(a) shall specify the amount of the costs to be allowed, or

(b) shall direct that the costs shall be assessed by the court before which the proceedings took place or taxed by an officer of that court, or

(c) if the order is made on appeal from a county court in relation to proceedings in that court, may direct that the costs shall be taxed by the Taxing Master.