# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 40.18: Reference to conveyancing counsel

Extent: E+W

(1) The court may direct conveyancing counsel to investigate and prepare a report on the title of any land or to draft any document.
(2) The court may take the report on title into account when it decides the issue in question.
(Provisions dealing with the fees payable to conveyancing counsel are set out in paragraph 5.2 of Practice Direction 44. )

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/40.18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-40.18
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