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provides the court with a broad discretion to order costs against a party or their legal practitioner in specified circumstances, namely if—
an act or omission by a party before the commencement of trial was unreasonable and resulted in prolonging the trial;
there has been a departure referred to in clause 233 (with respect to the introduction of evidence not previously disclosed); or
a party has failed to comply with a requirement of or order under Part 5.5 (regarding pre-trial procedure).
Under subclause (3), the court may include the accused's own costs incurred arising out of a requirement imposed under Part 5.5 in any indemnity certificate the court grants under the Appeals Costs Act 1998 but only if the accused has complied with the requirements of and orders made under that Part and the hearing is discontinued or adjourned through no fault of the accused.