Singapore legislation
Regulation 168
Regulation 168
Costs
No payments in respect of bills of costs, charges or expenses of solicitors, managers, accountants, brokers or other persons, other than payments for costs and expenses incurred and sanctioned under rule 45 and payments of bills which have been assessed and allowed under orders made for the assessment thereof, shall be allowed out of the assets of the LLP without proof that the same have been duly assessed and allowed by the Assessing Master. The Assessing Master shall satisfy himself before passing such bills of costs or charges that the employment of the solicitor or other person in respect of the matters mentioned in the bills or charges has been duly sanctioned: Provided that the Official Receiver when acting as liquidator may without assessment allow and pay the costs, charges and expenses of any person employed by him where such costs, charges and expenses are within the scale usually allowed by the Court and do not exceed the sum of $25,000.