# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 44.8: Legal representative’s duty to notify the party


Where—
(a) the court makes a costs order against a legally represented party; and
(b) the party is not present when the order is made,
the party’s legal representative must notify that party in writing of the costs order no later than 7 days after the legal representative receives notice of the order.
(Paragraph 10.1 of Practice Direction 44 defines “party” for the purposes of this rule.)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/44.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-44.8
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