Bill of Costs in UK Law
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Richard Slade and Company Solicitors v Mr Jugmohan Boodia and Another (Respondents/Claimants)
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It does not state that disbursements are not costs or that they need not be included in a statute bill. The section clearly indicates that disbursements are regarded as costs for the purposes of statute bills. Further, Section 67 does not render inclusion of disbursements in a statute bill optional. It provides that liability for those costs which have not yet been paid by the solicitor but incurred by him may be included in a statute bill.
The Master was bound by statute as explained in authority to hold that an interim statute bill must contain a bill of all costs including profit costs and disbursements in respect of agreed periods of time. Although this may be unlikely in continuing litigation where client and solicitor are enjoying good relations, it may be otherwise when those relations have become less amicable.
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Lahey v Pirelli Tyres Ltd
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Gempride Ltd v Jagrit Bamrah
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The analysis which led her to that conclusion has certainly never been explained. I consider that her conduct permitted no reasonable explanation and, in the light of the indemnity principle, no competent solicitor acting reasonably would have certified Part 1 of the bill of costs in the circumstances in which Ms Bamrah did so. For those reasons, her own conduct was unreasonable or improper for the purposes of CPR rule 44.11
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Burchell v Bullard and Others
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The modern tendency is at least to consider the award of costs on an issue by issue basis. The recorder addressed that but dismissed it because of the difficulty in the preparation of a bill of costs and the enormous complication of the process of detailed assessment. I also agree with him that it is better if possible to deal with the matter another way. His judgment shows, however, that he did not find another way: he resorted to costs following the event.
His error in my judgment was to fetter his discretion and not to go on to consider, as he should have considered, what alternatives were available to him. The most obvious and frequently most desirable option is that signposted in CPR 44.3 paragraph (6)(a), namely to order a proportion of the party's costs to be paid.
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Ernst Malmsten v Lara Bohinc
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In my judgment, the Master was entirely right to leave both VAT and the costs of drawing the bill out of account when considering the question of proportionality. These are no more than distorting factors, when considering the overall proportionality of costs. The fact is that, when consideration proportionality, one is seeking to determine whether there is a proper – a proportionate – relationship between the overall costs and the action or the application giving rise to those costs.
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Solicitors Act 1957
... ... and administration apply; or ... ) without having paid a penalty or costs ordered by the ... disciplinary committee to be paid by him; or ... ) ... S-64 ... Form of bill of costs for contentious business. 64 Form of bill of costs for ... ...
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Solicitors Act 1974
... ... the High Court may make such order as it thinks fit as to payment of costs ... (4B) The decision of the High Court on an appeal under subsection ... 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(i) ... 64: Form of bill of costs for contentious business ... (1) Where the remuneration of a ... ...
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Rules of the Supreme Court (Revision) 1965
... ... 22. Payment into and out of court ... 23. Security for costs ... 24. Discovery and inspection of documents ... 25. Summons for ... any process, and a claimant alleges that he is entitled, under a bill of sale or otherwise, to the goods or chattels by way of security for ... ...
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County Courts Act 1934
... ... for the payment of damages and costs, and also, if he ... thinks fit, may impose such fine upon the officer, ... issued otherwise orders, be made by public auction ... and not by bill of sale or private contract, and shall be ... publicly advertised by the ... ...
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Crown Courts
... ... CROWN COURTS WHEN ARE COSTS "INCURRED" BY A DEFENDANT? R. v. Miller Section 3( 1) of the Costs ... and who appeared on the record as his solicitors submitted a bill of costs, but the taxing authority and the taxing master both ... ...
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Recent Judicial Decisions
... ... The solicitor for the defendant briefed junior counsel. A bill was presented to the Court for taxation by the defence solicitors ... It is interesting to note that the bill of costs was submitted for taxation in January 1978and the certificate was ... ...
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Notice of commencement of assessment of bill of costs
Forms to apply for a divorce, dissolve a civil partnership or legally separate, including the D8 application and financial order forms.
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Order under Part 24 for detailed assessment of solicitor's bill of costs and for judgment on the amount found due thereunder
King's Bench forms for use in cases such as personal injury, negligence and breach of contract.
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Notice of commencement of assessment
County Court forms including the N1 money claim form....Notice of commencement of ... assessment of bill of costs ... Click here to clear all fields ... (include Ref.) ... ...
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Notice of Appeal against a detailed assessment
Forms to apply for a divorce, dissolve a civil partnership or legally separate, including the D8 application and financial order forms.... ... Grounds which relate to decisions ... on items in the bill of costs must also state the number of the item, a ... short description ... ...