Rule 27

rule 8 shall stand as paragraph (1) of rule 8; and

after rule 8(1), insert–

“(2)

Where the interpleader claimant fails to appear at the hearing, the Court may direct that the sheriff’s and execution creditor’s costs shall be assessed by a master or, where the hearing was heard in a district registry, by a district judge of that registry and the following CPR rules shall apply–

(a)

44.4 (basis of assessment);

(b)

44.5 (factors to be taken into account in deciding the amount of costs);

(c)

48.4 (limitations on court’s power to award costs in favour of trustee or personal representative); and

(d)

48.6 (litigants in person).

(3)

Where the claim in question is proceeding in the Admiralty Court or the Family Division, references in this rule to a Master shall be construed as references to the Admiralty Registrar or to a Registrar of that Division.”.