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[F1PART 67E+WPROCEEDINGS RELATING TO SOLICITORS

Scope and interpretationE+W

67.1.(1) This Part contains rules about the following types of proceedings relating to solicitors—

(a)proceedings to obtain an order for a solicitor to deliver a bill or cash account and proceedings in relation to money or papers received by a solicitor (rule 67.2);

(b)proceedings under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974(1) relating to the remuneration of solicitors (rule 67.3); and

(c)proceedings under Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974(2) arising out of the Law Society’s intervention in a solicitor’s practice (rule 67.4).

(2) In this Part—

the Act” means the Solicitors Act 1974; and

LLP” means limited liability partnership.

([F2Section II of Part 46 and paragraphs 6.4 to 6.19 of Practice Direction 46] contain provisions about the procedure and basis for the detailed assessment of solicitor and client costs under Part III of the Act)

([F3Practice Direction 52] contains provisions about appeals to the High Court from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal under section 49 of the Act)

Power to order solicitor to deliver cash account etc.E+W

67.2.(1) Where the relationship of solicitor and client exists or has existed, the orders which the court may make against the solicitor, on the application of the client or his personal representatives, include any of the following—

(a)to deliver a bill or cash account;

(b)to pay or deliver up any money or securities;

(c)to deliver a list of the moneys or securities which the solicitor has in his possession or control on behalf of the applicant;

(d)to pay into or lodge in court any such money or securities.

(2) An application for an order under this rule must be made—

(a)by Part 8 claim form; or

(b)if the application is made in existing proceedings, by application notice in accordance with Part 23.

(3) If the solicitor alleges that he has a claim for costs against the applicant, the court may make an order for—

(a)the detailed assessment and payment of those costs; and

(b)securing the payment of the costs, or protecting any solicitor’s lien.

Proceedings 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 [F4the County Court]; and

(ii)is within the financial limit of the [F5County Court’s] jurisdiction specified in section 69(3) of the Act(3),

may be made in [F6the County Court];

(b)in every other case, must be made in the High Court.

(Rule 30.2 makes provision for [F7the County Court] to transfer the proceedings to another [F8County Court] for detailed assessment of costs)

(Provisions about the venue for detailed assessment proceedings are contained in rule 47.4 [F9and] [F10paragraphs 4.1 to 4.3 of Practice Direction 47] F11...)

(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 [F12District Judge] of the Principal Registry of the Family Division; or

(c)a [F12District Judge], if the costs are for—

(i)contentious business done in proceedings in the [F13District Registry] of which he is the [F12District Judge];

(ii)contentious business done in proceedings in [F4the County Court] within the district of that [F14District Registry]; or

(iii)non-contentious business.

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Proceedings under Schedule 1 to the ActE+W

67.4.(1) Proceedings in the High Court under Schedule 1 to the Act must be brought—

(a)in the Chancery Division; and

(b)by Part 8 claim form, unless paragraph (4) below applies.

(2) The heading of the claim form must state that the claim relates to a solicitor and is made under Schedule 1 to the Act.

(3) Where proceedings are brought under paragraph 6(4) or 9(8) of Schedule 1 to the Act, the court will give directions and fix a date for the hearing immediately upon issuing the claim form.

(4) If the court has made an order under Schedule 1 to the Act, any subsequent application for an order under that Schedule which has the same parties may be made by a Part 23 application in the same proceedings.

(5) The table below sets out who must be made a defendant to each type of application under Schedule 1.

Defendants to applications under Schedule 1 to the Act

Paragraph of Schedule 1 under which the application is madeDefendant to application
Paragraph 5

if the application relates to money held on behalf of an individual solicitor, the solicitor

if the application relates to money held on behalf of a firm, every partner in the firm

if the application relates to money held on behalf of a LLP or other corporation, the LLP or other corporation

Paragraph 6(4) or 9(8)the Law Society
Paragraph 8, 9(4), 9(5) or 9(6)the person against whom the Law Society is seeking an order
Paragraph 9(10)the person from whom the Law Society took possession of the documents which it wishes to dispose of or destroy
Paragraph 10

if the application relates to postal packets addressed to an individual solicitor, the solicitor

if the application relates to postal packets addressed to a firm, every partner in the firm

if the application relates to postal packets addressed to a LLP or other corporation, the LLP or other corporation

Paragraph 11the trustee whom the Law Society is seeking to replace and, if he is a co-trustee, the other trustees of the trust

(6) At any time after the Law Society has issued an application for an order under paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Act, the court may, on an application by the Society—

(a)make an interim order under that paragraph to have effect until the hearing of the application; and

(b)order the defendant, if he objects to the order being continued at the hearing, to file and serve written evidence showing cause why the order should not be continued.]

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