This section discusses several practical details in the מפרשים regarding when a סרבן must reimburse the claimant’s litigation expenses.

This section explains the ruling of the שולחן ערוך and רמ״א regarding when a losing party must reimburse the other side’s legal expenses.

This section explains the opinion of the מרדכי (Mordechai) regarding litigation expenses, especially where one party caused the other to travel to בית דין for no purpose.

This section discusses whether a defendant who refuses to appear before בית דין must reimburse the claimant for expenses incurred in pursuing the case through secular courts.

This section discusses whether a borrower or defendant must reimburse expenses that he caused the claimant to incur in collecting a debt or bringing the matter before בית דין.

This section explains the Rosh’s distinction between ordinary litigation expenses, which are generally not reimbursed, and expenses caused by a party’s refusal to appear before בית דין.

This section introduces the halachic question of whether a successful litigant can recover legal expenses incurred in bringing or defending a claim before בית דין.

This section explains why, even where halachah may not formally require it, contemporary בתי דין should generally provide reasoned written decisions.

This section explains the final halachic ruling regarding when a בית דין must provide the reasoning or written record behind its פסק דין.

This section explains the opinion of the רא״ש (Rosh) and טור (Tur) regarding when a בית דין must provide the reasoning behind its ruling.