Administration of Justice Act 1985

[F1Assessments] with respect to contentious businessE+W

Textual Amendments

F1Word in Sch. 2 para. 26 heading substituted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(a) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)

26[F2(1)]Subject to the provisions of any rules of court, on every [F3assessment] of costs in respect of any contentious business done by a recognised body, the [F4costs officer] may—E+W

(a)allow interest at such rate and from such time as he thinks just on money disbursed by the body for the client, and on money of the client in the possession of, and improperly retained by, the body [F5or any manager or employee of the body]; and

(b)in determining the remuneration of the body, have regard to the skill, labour and responsibility on the part of [F6any authorised person, being a manager] or employee of the body, which the business involved.

[F7(2)In this paragraph “authorised person” means an authorised person, in relation to an activity which is a reserved legal activity, within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007.]

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 2 para. 26 renumbered (1.1.2010) as Sch. 2 para. 26(1) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)

F3Word in Sch. 2 para. 26(1) substituted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b)(i) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)

F4Words in Sch. 2 para. 26(1) substituted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b)(ii) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)

F5Words in Sch. 2 para. 26(1) inserted (30.6.2008) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b)(iii) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2008/1436, art. 2(d)(ii)

F6Words in Sch. 2 para. 26(1) substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b)(iv) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 2 para. 26 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 69(2) and S.I. 1991/2683, art. 2