Where same solicitor is employed for 2 or more persons having same interest
163.—(1)  Where the same solicitor is employed for 2 or more persons having the same interest, and separate papers are delivered or other proceedings are had by or for 2 or more such persons separately, the Registrar must consider in the assessment of such solicitor’s bill of costs under this Part whether those separate papers or other proceedings were reasonable.
[S 196/2022 wef 01/04/2022]
(2)  The Registrar may allow any part of the costs occasioned by the delivery of separate papers or the conduct of separate proceedings (as the case may be) as the Registrar thinks is reasonable, and any doubts which the Registrar may have as to whether the costs were reasonably incurred are to be resolved in favour of the paying party.