[F1PART 47E+WPROCEDURE FOR DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AND DEFAULT PROVISIONS

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. 47 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2015) by S.I. 2007/1744, rule 160 (as substituted by The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/548), rules 1(2)(b), 52)

SECTION IE+WGeneral Rules about Detailed Assessment

Powers of an authorised court officerE+W

47.3.—(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 [F2District Judge].

(Practice Direction 47 sets out the relevant procedure.)]

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