F1PART 47PROCEDURE FOR DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AND DEFAULT PROVISIONS
SECTION IGeneral Rules about Detailed Assessment
Powers of an authorised court officer47.3.
(1)
An authorised court officer has all the powers of the court when making a detailed assessment, except—
(a)
power to make a wasted costs order as defined in rule 46.8;
(b)
power to make an order under—
(i)
rule 44.11 (powers in relation to misconduct);
(ii)
rule 47.8 (sanction for delay in commencing detailed assessment proceedings);
(iii)
paragraph (2) (objection to detailed assessment by authorised court officer); and
(c)
power to make a detailed assessment of costs payable to a solicitor by that solicitor’s client, unless the costs are being assessed under rule 46.4 (costs where money is payable to a child or protected party).
(2)
Where a party objects to the detailed assessment of costs being made by an authorised court officer, the court may order it to be made by a costs judge or a district judge.
(Practice Direction 47 sets out the relevant procedure.)