26 Costs in civil proceedings
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (2012 c 10) | Legislation

26  Costs in civil proceedings

(1)     Costs ordered against an individual in relevant civil proceedings must not exceed the amount (if any) which it is reasonable for the individual to pay having regard to all the circumstances, including—

(a)     the financial resources of all of the parties to the proceedings, and

(b)     their conduct in connection with the dispute to which the proceedings relate.

(2)     In subsection (1) “relevant civil proceedings”, in relation to an individual, means—

(a)     proceedings for the purposes of which civil legal services are made available to the individual under this Part, or

(b)     if such services are made available to the individual under this Part for the purposes of only part

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