20 Jul 1999
RE MADAM TAN
- Citation
- RE MADAM TAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA6665/1994
The receiving party failed to act with reasonable speed after the costs orders; there were 8–9 months unaccounted for and the receiving party did not explain delays between lodging drafts and following up. Under RHC O62 r22(3) and r7(5) the taxing master may reduce taxed costs for undue delay and proof of prejudice is not a prerequisite; accordingly the appropriate sanction on these facts is a global reduction of 8% to each taxed bill with re-instatement of previously taxed-off items relating to costs of taxation and a further hearing to determine those items.