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| Made | 30th December 2004 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 31st December 2004 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st April 2005 |
Amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
3.
In rule 21.10, after paragraph (2), insert -
4.
- (1) In rule 22.1(1) -
(2) In rule 22.1(4) -
5.
In rule 25.7 -
(e) in a claim in which there are two or more defendants and the order is sought against any one or more of those defendants, the following conditions are satisfied -
(b) omit paragraphs (2) and (3).
6.
In rule 40.1, after "any other of these Rules" insert "or a practice direction".
7.
In rule 41.3, omit paragraph (6).
8.
In rule 44.12A -
9.
In Part 45 -
10.
In Part 45, in the table of contents and in the heading for Section II, "Road Traffic Accidents - Fixed Recoverable Costs in Costs-Only Proceedings", omit "in Costs-Only Proceedings".
11.
In rule 45.7 -
in cases to which this Section applies."; and
12.
In rule 45.14, in the heading, after "Costs of the costs-only proceedings", insert "or the detailed assessment".
13.
For rule 45.18(2)(c) substitute -
14.
For rule 48.5(2)(b) substitute -
15.
In rule 63.13 -
16.
After Part 65, insert Part 67 as set out in Schedule 2 to these Rules.
17.
The following provisions are revoked -
Phillips of Worth Matravers, M.R.
John Dyson, L.J.
Rupert Jackson, J.
Terence Etherton, J.
Steven Whitaker
Carlos Dabezies
Peter Candon
Tina Jones
Juliet Herzog
Nicholas Burkill
Andrew Parker
David di Mambro
Philip Rainey
Richard Walford
I allow these Rules
Falconer of Thoroton C.
Dated 30th December 2004
| I FIXED COSTS | |
| Scope of this Section | Rule 45.1 |
| Amount of fixed commencement costs in a claim for the recovery of money or goods | Rule 45.2 |
| Amount of fixed commencement costs in a claim for the recovery of land or a demotion claim | Rule 45.2A |
| When defendant only liable for fixed commencement costs | Rule 45.3 |
| Costs on entry of judgment in a claim for the recovery of money or goods | Rule 45.4 |
| Costs on entry of judgment in a claim for the recovery of land or a demotion claim | Rule 45.4A |
| Miscellaneous fixed costs | Rule 45.5 |
| Fixed enforcement costs | Rule 45.6 |
(b) the only claim is a claim where the court gave a fixed date for the hearing when it issued the claim and judgment is given for the delivery of goods, and the value of the claim exceeds £25;
(c) the claim is for the recovery of land, including a possession claim under Part 55, whether or not the claim includes a claim for a sum of money and the defendant gives up possession, pays the amount claimed, if any, and the fixed commencement costs stated in the claim form;
(d) the claim is for the recovery of land, including a possession claim under Part 55, where one of the grounds for possession is arrears of rent, for which the court gave a fixed date for the hearing when it issued the claim and judgment is given for the possession of land (whether or not the order for possession is suspended on terms) and the defendant -
(e) the claim is a possession claim under Section II of Part 55 (accelerated possession claims of land let on an assured shorthold tenancy) and a possession order is made where the defendant has neither delivered a defence, or counterclaim, nor otherwise denied liability;
(f) the claim is a demotion claim under Section III of Part 65 or a demotion claim is made in the same claim form in which a claim for possession is made under Part 55 and that demotion claim is successful; or
(g) a judgment creditor has taken steps under Parts 70 to 73 to enforce a judgment or order.
(The practice direction supplementing rule 7.9 sets out the types of case where a court will give a fixed date for a hearing when it issues a claim)
(3) Any appropriate court fee will be allowed in addition to the costs set out in this Section.
(4) The claim form may include a claim for fixed commencement costs.
Amount of fixed commencement costs in a claim for the recovery of money or goods
45.2
- (1) The amount of fixed commencement costs in a claim to which rule 45.1(2)(a) or (b) applies -
(2) The amounts shown in Table 4 are to be allowed in addition, if applicable.
Amount of fixed commencement costs in a claim for the recovery of land or a demotion claim
45.2A
- (1) The amount of fixed commencement costs in a claim to which rule 45.1(2)(c), (d) or (f) applies shall be calculated by reference to Table 2.
(2) The amounts shown in Table 4 are to be allowed in addition, if applicable.
| FIXED COSTS ON COMMENCEMENT OF A CLAIM FOR THE RECOVERY OF MONEY OR GOODS | |||
| Relevant band | Where the claim form is served by the court or by any method other than personal service by the claimant |
Where- |
Where there is more than one defendant, for each additional defendant personally served at separate addresses by the claimant |
|
Where- |
£50 | £60 | £15 |
|
Where- |
£70 | £80 | £15 |
|
Where- |
£80 | £90 | £15 |
|
Where- |
£100 | £110 | £15 |
| FIXED COSTS ON COMMENCEMENT OF A CLAIM FOR THE RECOVERY OF LAND OR A DEMOTION CLAIM | ||
| Where the claim form is served by the court or by any method other than personal service by the claimant |
Where- |
Where there is more than one defendant, for each additional defendant personally served at separate addresses by the claimant |
| £69.50 | £77.00 | £15.00 |
the defendant is not liable for any further costs unless the court orders otherwise.
(2) Where -
the defendant is not liable for any further costs unless the court orders otherwise.
Costs on entry of judgment in a claim for the recovery of money or goods
45.4
Where -
Costs on entry of judgment in a claim for the recovery of land or a demotion claim
45.4A
- (1) Where -
(2) Where an order for possession is made in a claim to which rule 45.1(2)(e) applies, the amount allowed for the claimant's solicitor's charges for preparing and filing -
is £79.50.
| FIXED COSTS ON ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN A CLAIM FOR THE RECOVERY OF MONEY OR GOODS | ||
| Where the amount of the judgment exceeds £25 but does not exceed £5,000 | Where the amount of the judgment exceeds £5,000 | |
| Where judgment in default of an acknowledgment of service is entered under rule 12.4(1) (entry of judgment by request on claim for money only) | £22 | £30 |
| Where judgment in default of a defence is entered under rule 12.4(1) (entry of judgment by request on claim for money only) | £25 | £35 |
| Where judgment is entered under rule 14.4 (judgment on admission), or rule 14.5 (judgment on admission of part of claim) and claimant accepts the defendant's proposal as to the manner of payment | £40 | £55 |
| Where judgment is entered under rule 14.4 (judgment on admission), or rule 14.5 (judgment on admission of part of claim) and court decides the date or time of payment | £55 | £70 |
| Where summary judgment is given under Part 24 or the court strikes out a defence under rule 3.4(2)(a), in either case, on application by a party | £175 | £210 |
| Where judgment is given on a claim for delivery of goods under a regulated agreement within the meaning of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and no other entry in this table applies | £60 | £85 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FIXED COSTS | |
| For service by a party of any document required to be served personally including preparing and copying a certificate of service for each individual served | £15.00 |
| Where service by an alternative method is permitted by an order under rule 6.8 for each individual served | £53.25 |
| Where a document is served out of the jurisdiction- | |
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(a) in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands; |
£68.25 |
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(b) in any other place |
£77.00 |
| FIXED ENFORCEMENT COSTS | |
| For an application under rule 70.5(4) that an award may be enforced as if payable under a court order, where the amount outstanding under the award: | |
| exceeds £25 but does not exceed £250 | £30.75 |
| exceeds £250 but does not exceed £600 | £41.00 |
| exceeds £600 but does not exceed £2,000 | £69.50 |
| exceeds £2,000 | £75.50 |
| On attendance to question a judgment debtor (or officer of a company or other corporation) who has been ordered to attend court under rule 71.2 where the questioning takes place before a court officer, including attendance by a responsible representative of the solicitor | |
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for each half hour or part, £15.00 (When the questioning takes place before a judge, he may summarily assess any costs allowed.) |
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| On the making of a final third party debt order under rule 72.8(6)(a) or an order for the payment to the judgment creditor of money in court under rule 72.10(1)(b): | |
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if the amount recovered is less than £150 otherwise |
one-half of the amount recovered £98.50 |
| On the making of a final charging order under rule 73.8(2)(a): | £110 |
| The court may also allow reasonable disbursements in respect of search fees and the registration of the order. | |
| Where a certificate is issued and registered under Schedule 6 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, the costs of registration | £39.00 |
| Where permission is given under RSC Order 45, rule 3 to enforce a judgment or order giving possession of land and costs are allowed on the judgment or order, the amount to be added to the judgment or order for costs- | |
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(a) basic costs |
£42.50 |
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(b) where notice of the proceedings is to be to more than one person, for each additional person |
£2.75 |
| Where a writ of execution as defined in the RSC Order 46, rule 1, is issued against any party | £51.75 |
| Where a request is filed for the issue of a warrant of execution under CCR Order 26, rule 1, for a sum exceeding £25 | £2.25 |
| Where an application for an attachment of earnings order is made and costs are allowed under CCR Order 27, rule 9 or CCR Order 28, rule 10, for each attendance on the hearing of the application | £8.50 |
(2) In this Part -
(Part 48 and Section 56 of the Costs Practice Direction contain provisions about the procedure and basis for the detailed assessment of solicitor and client costs under Part III of the Act)
(The practice direction supplementing Part 52 contains provisions about appeals to the High Court from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal under section 49 of the Act)
Power to order solicitor to deliver cash account etc.
67.2.
- (1) Where the relationship of solicitor and client exists or has existed, the orders which the court may make against the solicitor, on the application of the client or his personal representatives, include any of the following -
(2) An application for an order under this rule must be made -
(3) If the solicitor alleges that he has a claim for costs against the applicant, the court may make an order for -
Proceedings under Part III of the Act
67.3.
- (1) A claim for an order under Part III of the Act for the assessment of costs payable to a solicitor by his client -
may be made in that county court;
(b) in every other case, must be made in the High Court.
(Rule 30.2 makes provision for any county court to transfer the proceedings to another county court for detailed assessment of costs)
(Provisions about the venue for detailed assessment proceedings are contained in rule 47.4, Section 31 of the Costs Practice Direction and the Costs Pilot Scheme Practice Direction supplementing Part 47)
(2) A claim for an order under Part III of the Act must be made -
(A model form of claim form is annexed to the Costs Practice Direction)
(3) A claim in the High Court under Part III of the Act may be determined by -
Proceedings under Schedule 1 to the Act
67.4.
- (1) Proceedings in the High Court under Schedule 1 to the Act must be brought -
(2) The heading of the claim form must state that the claim relates to a solicitor and is made under Schedule 1 to the Act.
(3) Where proceedings are brought under paragraph 6(4) or 9(8) of Schedule 1 to the Act, the court will give directions and fix a date for the hearing immediately upon issuing the claim form.
(4) If the court has made an order under Schedule 1 to the Act, any subsequent application for an order under that Schedule which has the same parties may be made by a Part 23 application in the same proceedings.
(5) The table below sets out who must be made a defendant to each type of application under Schedule 1.
Defendants to applications under Schedule 1 to the Act
| Paragraph of Schedule 1 under which the application is made | Defendant to application |
| Paragraph 5 |
if the application relates to money held on behalf of an individual solicitor, the solicitor if the application relates to money held on behalf of a firm, every partner in the firm if the application relates to money held on behalf of a LLP or other corporation, the LLP or other corporation |
| Paragraph 6(4) or 9(8) | the Law Society |
| Paragraph 8, 9(4), 9(5) or 9(6) | the person against whom the Law Society is seeking an order |
| Paragraph 9(10) | the person from whom the Law Society took possession of the documents which it wishes to dispose of or destroy |
| Paragraph 10 |
if the application relates to postal packets addressed to an individual solicitor, the solicitor if the application relates to postal packets addressed to a firm, every partner in the firm if the application relates to postal packets addressed to a LLP or other corporation, the LLP or other corporation |
| Paragraph 11 | the trustee whom the Law Society is seeking to replace and, if he is a co-trustee, the other trustees of the trust |
In addition, the following amendments are made:
The opportunity has also been taken to make a number of other minor amendments to the Rules currently in force.
The amendments will come into force on 1st April 2005.
[2] S.I. 1998/3132. There are relevant amendments in S.I. 2000/221, S.I. 2000/1317, S.I. 2001/1769, S.I. 2001/4015, S.I. 2002/2058, S.I. 2002/3219, S.I. 2003/2113, S.I. 2004/1306 and S.I. 2004/2072back
[4] 1974 c. 47. The relevant provisions of Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Act 1974 were amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), sections 37, 38 and 46; the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61), section 8 and paragraph 13 of Schedule 1; and the Postal Service Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1149), article 3 and paragraph 39 of Schedule 1.back
[5] The limit in section 69(3) of the Act was amended by the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/724), article 2(7) and (8) and Part I of the Schedule.back