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

Review by Taxing Master

36.—(1) On reviewing any decision in respect of any item, the Taxing Master may receive further evidence and may exercise all the powers which he might exercise on an original taxation in respect of that item, including the power to award costs of and incidental to the proceedings before him; and any costs awarded by him to any party may be taxed by him and may be added to or deducted from any other sum payable to or by that party in respect of costs.

(2) On a hearing of a review under rule 35 a party to whom a copy of objections was delivered under paragraph (4) of that rule shall be entitled to be heard in respect of any item to which the objections relate notwithstanding that he did not deliver written answers to the objections under that paragraph.

(3) The Taxing Master who has reviewed a decision in respect of any item shall issue his certificate accordingly and, if requested to do so by any party to the proceedings before him, shall state in his certificate or otherwise in writing by reference to the objections to that decision the reasons for bis decision on the review, and any special facts or circumstances relevant to it.

A request under this paragraph must be made within 14 days after the review.