Changes To NB Rules Of Court Effective October 1, 2014 Benefit Successful Party

Effective October 1, 2014, the New Brunswick Rules of Court will change – some Rules for the first time since they came into effect in 1982. All litigants will experience increased out-of-pocket disbursements during trial preparation, and the discretion given to the assessing officer to increase some amounts will allow more of the actual costs incurred to be shifted from the successful to the unsuccessful party:

Retroactive Effect. The amendments don't necessarily apply only to disbursements made on or after October 1; the assessing officer is required to apply the Rules in effect as of the date of the assessment, so they could apply to disbursements actually made before October 1.