(1) Before making a
costs determination the Costs Committee may —
(a)
publish notice of a proposed determination and consider any submissions made
to it in respect of the proposed determination; and
(b) make
other inquiries it considers necessary to facilitate the making of the
determination.
(2) In making a costs
determination the Costs Committee —
(a) is
not bound by the rules of evidence and may inform itself as it thinks fit; and
(b) is
not required to conduct any proceeding in a formal manner.