[F1Commencement of detailed assessment proceedingsE+W
47.6.—(1) Detailed assessment proceedings are commenced by the receiving party serving on the paying party—
(a)notice of commencement in the relevant practice form; F2...
(b)[F3a copy or copies of the bill of costs, as required by Practice Direction 47; and]
(c)[F4if required by Practice Direction 47,] a breakdown of the costs claimed for each phase of the proceedings
(Rule 47.7 sets out the period for commencing detailed assessment proceedings.)
(2) The receiving party must also serve a copy of the notice of commencement [F5, the bill and, [F6if required by Practice Direction 47,] the breakdown] on any other relevant persons specified in Practice Direction 47.
(3) A person on whom a copy of the notice of commencement is served under paragraph (2) is a party to the detailed assessment proceedings (in addition to the paying party and the receiving party).
( Practice Direction 47 deals with—
other documents which the party must file when requesting detailed assessment;
the court’s powers where it considers that a hearing may be necessary;
the form of a bill; and
the length of notice which will be given if a hearing date is fixed.)
[F7(Paragraphs 7B.2 to 7B.7 of the Practice Direction - Civil Recovery Proceedings contain provisions about detailed assessment of costs in relation to civil recovery orders.)]]
Textual Amendments
F1Pts. 44-48 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/262), rules 2, 16, Sch. (with rule 22)
F2Word in rule 47.6(1)(a) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1569), rules 1(2), 8(a)
F3Rule 47.6(1)(b) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 5(a)(i)
F4Words in rule 47.6(1)(c) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 5(a)(ii)
F5Words in rule 47.6(2) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/234), rules 2, 10
F6Words in rule 47.6(2) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 5(b)
F7Words in rule 47.6 inserted (31.7.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.6) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1695), rules 2, 8