CHAPTER 16 CHAPTER 16Costs16.1Introduction16.2The statutory provisions16.2Mental Capacity 200516.4Court of Protection Rules16.5Application of other statutes and the Civil Procedure Rules16.7The general rule16.11Serious medical treatment cases16.12Departing from the general rule16.17Alternative dispute resolution/mediation – costs consequences16.18Wasted costs orders16.19Appeals16.20Summary