Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules 19962.
In rule 52 of the Lands Tribunal Rules 19965 (taxation of costs)—
(a)
for the title substitute “Costs”; and
(b)
before paragraph (2) insert—
“(1A)
In an appeal against the decision of a leasehold valuation tribunal—
(a)
the Tribunal may not make an order in respect of costs against a party to the appeal unless the Tribunal considers that the party ordered to pay costs or its representative has behaved unreasonably in bringing, defending or conducting the proceedings; and
(b)
the Tribunal may not order a party to pay more than £500 in respect of costs.”