The Postal Administration Rules 2013

Procedure where detailed assessment required

118.—(1) Before making a detailed assessment of the costs of any person employed in postal administration proceedings by the postal administrator, the costs officer shall require a certificate of employment, which shall be endorsed on the bill and authenticated by the postal administrator.

(2) The certificate shall include—

(a) the name and address of the person employed,

(b) details of the functions to be carried out under the employment, and

(c) a note of any special terms of remuneration which have been agreed.

(3) Every person whose costs in postal administration proceedings are required to be decided by detailed assessment shall, on being required in writing to do so by the postal administrator, commence detailed assessment proceedings in accordance with CPR Part 47 (procedure for detailed assessment of costs and default provisions).

(4) If that person does not commence detailed assessment proceedings within 3 months of the requirement under paragraph (3) of this Rule, or within such further time as the court, on application, may permit, the postal administrator may deal with the assets of the company without regard to any claim by that person, whose claim is forfeited by such failure to commence proceedings.

(5) Where in any such case such a claim lies additionally against a postal administrator in their personal capacity, that claim is also forfeited by such failure to commence proceedings.

(6) Where costs have been incurred in postal administration proceedings in the High Court and those proceedings are subsequently transferred to a county court, all costs of those proceedings directed by the court or otherwise required to be assessed may nevertheless, on the application of the person who incurred the costs, be ordered to be decided by detailed assessment in the High Court.