The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Costs on judgment summonsE+W

Rule 10—(1) No costs shall be allowed to the judgment creditor on the hearing of a judgment summons unless—

(a)a committal order is made; or

(b)the sum in respect of which the judgment summons was issued is paid before the hearing.

(2) Where costs are allowed to the judgment creditor,

(a)there may be allowed—

(i)a charge of the judgment creditor’s solicitor for attending the hearing and, if the [F1court] so directs, for serving the judgment summons;

(ii)a fee to counsel if the court certifies that the case is fit for counsel;

(iii)any travelling expenses paid to the debtor, and

(iv)the court fee on the issue of the judgment summons;

(b)the costs may be fixed and allowed without detailed assessment under CPR Part 47.

F2(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1Word in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 10(2)(a)(i) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/867), rules 1, 21(h) (with rule 25)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)