Awards

Procedure where initial assessment is not agreed to in relation to an award other than for legal representation

23.—(1) Where–

(a) notification has been given by the applicant under rule 21(3); and

(b) it relates to an application for an award for amounts which have been incurred otherwise than in respect of legal representation,

the solicitor to the inquiry must reconsider the initial assessment of the amount of the award.

(2) Having reconsidered the initial assessment of the amount of the award under paragraph (1) the solicitor to the inquiry must issue the final assessment of the amount of the award to the applicant within a reasonable time.