A more generous basis for assessing costs, where the receiving party is presumed to be entitled to all reasonably incurred costs unless they are unreasonable in amount. It is usually ordered where the paying party has behaved unreasonably. It is more favourable to the receiving party than the standard basis.
In Plain English
A way the court calculates legal costs that is more generous to the person receiving the money. It is usually used as a penalty when the other person has behaved very unreasonably during the case.
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