PART 2General powers and provisions
F1Orders for costs10
1
The Upper Tribunal may not make an order in respect of costs (or, in Scotland, expenses) in proceedings F2transferred or referred by, or on appeal from, another tribunal except—
aa
F5in a national security certificate appeal, to the extent permitted by paragraph (1A);
a
in proceedings F3transferred by, or on appeal from, the Tax Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal; or
b
to the extent and in the circumstances that the other tribunal had the power to make an order in respect of costs (or, in Scotland, expenses).
F61A
In a national security certificate appeal—
a
the Upper Tribunal may make an order in respect of costs or expenses in the circumstances described at paragraph (3)(c) and (d);
b
if the appeal is against a certificate, the Upper Tribunal may make an order in respect of costs or expenses against the relevant Minister and in favour of the appellant if the Upper Tribunal allows the appeal and quashes the certificate to any extent or the Minister withdraws the certificate;
c
if the appeal is against the application of a certificate, the Upper Tribunal may make an order in respect of costs or expenses—
i
against the appellant and in favour of any other party if the Upper Tribunal dismisses the appeal to any extent; or
ii
in favour of the appellant and against any other party if the Upper Tribunal allows the appeal to any extent.
2
The Upper Tribunal may not make an order in respect of costs or expenses under section 4 of the Forfeiture Act 1982 M1 .
3
In other proceedings, the Upper Tribunal may not make an order in respect of costs or expenses except—
a
in judicial review proceedings;
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c
d
if the Upper Tribunal considers that a party or its representative has acted unreasonably in bringing, defending or conducting the proceedings; F15...
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if, in a financial sanctions case, the Upper Tribunal considers that the decision to impose or uphold a monetary penalty in respect of which the appeal was made was unreasonable.
4
The Upper Tribunal may make an order for costs (or, in Scotland, expenses) on an application or on its own initiative.
5
A person making an application for an order for costs or expenses must—
a
send or deliver a written application to the Upper Tribunal and to the person against whom it is proposed that the order be made; and
b
send or deliver with the application a schedule of the costs or expenses claimed sufficient to allow summary assessment of such costs or expenses by the Upper Tribunal.
6
An application for an order for costs or expenses may be made at any time during the proceedings but may not be made later than 1 month after the date on which the Upper Tribunal sends—
a
a decision notice recording the decision which finally disposes of all issues in the proceedings; or
b
F10notice under rule 17(5) that a withdrawal which ends the proceedings has taken effect.
7
The Upper Tribunal may not make an order for costs or expenses against a person (the “paying person”) without first—
a
giving that person an opportunity to make representations; and
b
if the paying person is an individual and the order is to be made under paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (d), considering that person’s financial means.
8
The amount of costs or expenses to be paid under an order under this rule may be ascertained by—
a
summary assessment by the Upper Tribunal;
b
agreement of a specified sum by the paying person and the person entitled to receive the costs or expenses (“the receiving person”); or
c
assessment of the whole or a specified part of the costs or expensesF11, including the costs or expenses of the assessment, incurred by the receiving person, if not agreed.
9
Following an order for assessment under paragraph (8)(c), the paying person or the receiving person may apply—
a
in England and Wales, to the High Court or the Costs Office of the Supreme Court (as specified in the order) for a detailed assessment of the costs on the standard basis or, if specified in the order, on the indemnity basis; and the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 M2 shall apply, with necessary modifications, to that application and assessment as if the proceedings in the tribunal had been proceedings in a court to which the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 apply;
b
in Scotland, to the Auditor of the Court of Session for the taxation of the expenses according to the fees payable in that court; or
c
in Northern Ireland, to the Taxing Office of the High Court of Northern Ireland for taxation on the standard basis or, if specified in the order, on the indemnity basis.