The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Venue for detailed assessment proceedings E+W

47.4.— (1) All applications and requests in detailed assessment proceedings must be made to or filed at the appropriate office.

(Practice Direction 47 sets out the meaning of “appropriate office” in any particular case)

(2) The court may direct that the appropriate office is to be the Costs Office.

[F2 (3) In the County Court, a court may direct that another County Court hearing centre is to be the appropriate office.]

(4) A direction under paragraph (3) may be made without proceedings being transferred to that court.

(Rule 30.2 makes provision for [F3 the transfer within the County Court of proceedings] for detailed assessment of costs.)]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pts. 44-48 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/262), rules 2, 16, Sch. (with rule 22)

F2 Rule 47.4(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 20(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F3 Words in rule 47.4 substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 20(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)