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Detailed assessment definition

What does Detailed assessment mean? The court process for calculating how much one party must pay another after a costs order, by scrutinising a bill of costs and allowing only costs that are reasonably incurred and proportionate. In England and Wales, detailed assessment is a formal procedure under the Civil Procedure Rules (notably CPR Part 47 and associated Practice Directions). It commonly follows an inter partes costs order or a solicitor–client costs challenge. The receiving party serves a bill of costs; the paying party serves points of dispute; replies may follow. A costs judge or district judge then assesses the items (often provisionally on the...

Detailed assessment of costs under CPR 47: commencement, venue, service, time limits, sanctions, CFAs and stays (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note sets out where to start detailed assessment proceedings, which documents must be lodged and/or served, the deadline for commencing such proceedings, and the repercussions of failing to do so in time. It also addresses whether the paying party may obtain a stay of the detailed assessment while an appeal is pending.

Be aware that paras 10.1–10.7 of the Senior Courts Costs Office Guide offer general guidance on the commencement of detailed assessment proceedings. CE-File electronic filing is compulsory in the Senior Courts Costs Office (scco) (cpr PD 5C, para 1.3(d) and CPR PD 5C, para 2.1(a)). For further details on electronic filing in the SCCO, see Practice Note: CE-File—electronic filing in the Senior Court Costs Office.

Informal negotiation prior to the commencement of detailed assessment

In McNamee v LB Brent (2025), the judge observed that an essential part of the costs recovery process is for informal negotiations about the receiving party’s costs to occur during the period before detailed assessment proceedings are commenced...

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