Detailed assessment—bill of costs

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Practice notes

Detailed assessment—bill of costs

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Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides guidance on the bill of costs which the receiving party in a detailed assessment has to complete prior to commencement of detailed assessment proceedings. Model bill of costs are set out in CPR PD 47, para 5.1 and differ depending on recovery (base costs, success fees, LSC costs). This Practice Note identifies and links through to the relevant costs precedents as well as Precedent F which contains the relevant certificates required in the bill of costs itself. There is also guidance on how to complete a bill of costs and information on using a costs draftsman. Any detailed assessment proceedings should be brought under the provisions within CPR 47 and CPR PD 47.

Multiple solicitors

If multiple solicitors have acted for a party, the costs of all law firms mist be included in the bill of costs. If you forget to include the costs of one or more law firms and costs are assessed, you cannot then claim a further assessment for the costs of the law firm that had been omitted ie it cannot

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Detailed assessment definition
What does Detailed assessment mean?

The procedure by which a court assesses the costs to be paid by one party to another under a costs order already made.

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