CostsE+W
Rule 9—(1) Where costs are allowed to the judgment creditor on an application for an attachment of earnings order, there may be allowed—
(a)a charge of a solicitor for attending the hearing and, if the court so directs, for serving the application;
(b)if the court certifies that the case is fit for counsel, a fee to counsel; and
(c)the court fee on the issue of the application.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(a) a solicitor who has prepared on behalf of the judgment creditor a witness statement or affidavit or request under rule 7 (8) shall be treated as having attended the hearing.
(3) The costs may be fixed and allowed without detailed assessment under CPR Part 47.