PART 47PROCEDURE FOR DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AND DEFAULT PROVISIONS

SECTION I—GENERAL 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 48.7;

b

power to make an order under—

i

rule 44.14 (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 his client, unless the costs are being assessed under rule 48.5 (costs where money is payable to a child or patient).

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.

(The costs practice direction sets out the relevant procedure)