What power does the court have regarding expert fees?

• A. The court pays all expert fees.
• B. The court may limit the recovery of expert fees from the opposing party.
• C. The fees are determined by the instructing party.
• D. The court cannot interfere with costs.

Answer: (B)

The court has power to manage costs, including expert fees, to keep proceedings proportionate and reasonable. It can assess what expert costs are recoverable from the opposing party and may limit those fees if the work is unnecessary, duplicative, or too expensive for the issues in dispute. This means the court can cap or reduce the amount that can be claimed for expert work, rather than making the court pay all fees or allowing the fees to be dictated solely by the instructing party, and it can interfere with costs when needed. So, the correct choice is that the court may limit the recovery of expert fees from the opposing party.