The Magistrates' Courts (Costs Against Legal Representatives in Civil Proceedings) Rules 1991
These Rules make provision for wasted costs orders in civil proceedings in magistrates' courts under section 145A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980. The Rules provide that the legal or other representative against whom a court is proposing to make an order for wasted costs is to be given a reasonable opportunity to make representations as to why the order should not be made.