County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981

Counter-notice

34.  Where—

(a) a party to proceedings serves a counter-notice under Rule 28 in respect of any person who is called as a witness at the hearing of the proceedings in compliance with a requirement of the counter-notice; and

(b) it appears to the court that it was unreasonable to require that person to be called as a witness;

then the court may determine the amount of any costs occasioned by reason of the service of the counter-notice on any other party, or direct that they shall be determined, and order that such amount be paid to that other party by the party who served the counter-notice.