[F1Proceedings under Part III of the ActE+W
67.3.—(1) A claim for an order under Part III of the Act for the assessment of costs payable to a solicitor by his client—
(a)which—
(i)relates to contentious business done in [F2the County Court]; and
(ii)is within the financial limit of the [F3County Court’s] jurisdiction specified in section 69(3) of the Act(1),
may be made in [F4the County Court];
(b)in every other case, must be made in the High Court.
(Rule 30.2 makes provision for [F5the County Court] to transfer the proceedings to another [F6County Court] for detailed assessment of costs)
(Provisions about the venue for detailed assessment proceedings are contained in rule 47.4 [F7and] [F8paragraphs 4.1 to 4.3 of Practice Direction 47] F9...)
(2) A claim for an order under Part III of the Act must be made—
(a)by Part 8 claim form; or
(b)if the claim is made in existing proceedings, by application notice in accordance with Part 23.
(A model form of claim form is annexed to the Costs Practice Direction)
(3) A claim in the High Court under Part III of the Act may be determined by—
(a)a High Court judge;
(b)a Master, a costs judge or a [F10District Judge] of the Principal Registry of the Family Division; or
(c)a [F10District Judge], if the costs are for—
(i)contentious business done in proceedings in the [F11District Registry] of which he is the [F10District Judge];
(ii)contentious business done in proceedings in [F2the County Court] within the district of that [F12District Registry]; or
(iii)non-contentious business.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 67 inserted (1.4.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/3419), rule 1, Sch. 2
F2Words in Rules substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 4(a)(i); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F3Words in rule 67.3(1)(a)(ii) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 29(a)(i)(aa); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F4Words in rule 67.3(1)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 29(a)(i)(bb); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F5Words in rule 67.3(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 29(a)(ii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F6Words in Rules substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 4(a)(ii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F7Word in rule 67.3 substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 41(b)(i)
F8Words in rule 67.3 substituted (1.10.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.7) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1974), rules 2, 27(b)
F9Words in rule 67.3 omitted (6.4.2010) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 41(b)(ii)
F10Words in Rules substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 4(a)(iv); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F11Words in rule 67.3(3)(c)(i) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 29(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F12Words in rule 67.3(3)(c)(ii) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 29(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)