Paragraph 26 I1

England and Wales

F1(1)

Subject to the provisions of any rules of court, on every F2assessment of costs in respect of any contentious business done by a recognised body, the F3costs officer may—

(a)

allow interest at such rate and from such time as he thinks just on money disbursed by the body for the client, and on money of the client in the possession of, and improperly retained by, the body F4or any manager or employee of the body; and

(b)

in determining the remuneration of the body, have regard to the skill, labour and responsibility on the part of F5any authorised person, being a manager or employee of the body, which the business involved.

F6(2)

In this paragraph “authorised person” means an authorised person, in relation to an activity which is a reserved legal activity, within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 para. 26 renumbered (1.1.2010) as Sch. 2 para. 26(1) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)
F2: Word in Sch. 2 para. 26(1) substituted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b)(i) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)
F3: Words in Sch. 2 para. 26(1) substituted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b)(ii) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)
F4: Words in Sch. 2 para. 26(1) inserted (30.6.2008) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b)(iii) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2008/1436, art. 2(d)(ii)
F5: Words in Sch. 2 para. 26(1) substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(b)(iv) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)
F6: Sch. 2 para. 26(2) inserted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(c) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 26 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 69(2) and S.I. 1991/2683, art. 2

Notes on Schedule 2

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 2 heading substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 85 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii)

Modifications

C1: Sch. 2 applied (with modifications) by SI 2000/1119 Sch. 4 para. 24(2) (as substituted (1.11.2015) by The Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/401), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(c)(ii))

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 69(2) and S.I. 1991/2683, art. 2

Notes on Assessments with respect to contentious business

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. 2 para. 26 heading substituted (1.1.2010) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 113(a) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)