The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 SECTION VIII—APPEALS FROM AUTHORISED COURT OFFICERS IN DETAILED ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 47 Section 8 substituted (2.5.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/940), rule 1, Sch. Pt. 2

Right to appeal E+W

47.20— [F2 (1)] Any party to detailed assessment proceedings may appeal against a decision of an authorised court officer in those proceedings.

(Part 52 sets out general rules about appeals)

[F3 (2) For the purposes of this Section, a LSC funded client or an assisted person is not a party to detailed assessment proceedings.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in 4 rule 47.20 renumbered as rule 47.20(1) (3.7.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/1317), rules 1, 30(a) (with rule 39)

F3 Rule 47.20(2) inserted (3.7.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/1317), rules 1, 30(b) (with rule 39)

Court to hear appeal E+W

47.21   An appeal against a decision of an authorised court officer is to a costs judge or a district judge of the High Court.

Appeal procedure E+W

47.22— (1) The appellant must file an appeal notice within 14 days after the date of the decision he wishes to appeal against.

(2) On receipt of the appeal notice, the court will—

(a) serve a copy of the notice on the parties to the detailed assessment proceedings; and

(b) give notice of the appeal [F4 hearing] to those parties.

Textual Amendments

F4 Word in rule 47.22(2)(b) inserted (3.7.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/1317), rules 1, 31 (with rule 39)

Powers of the court on appeal E+W

47.23   On an appeal from an authorised court officer the court will—

(a) re-hear the proceedings which gave rise to the decision appealed against; and

(b) make any order and give any directions as it considers appropriate.]