{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-47.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-47.6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/47.6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "47.6",
  "heading": "Commencement of detailed assessment proceedings",
  "text": "(1) Detailed assessment proceedings are commenced by the receiving party serving on the paying party—\n(a) notice of commencement in the relevant practice form; ...\n(b) a copy or copies of the bill of costs, as required by Practice Direction 47; and\n(c) if required by Practice Direction 47, a breakdown of the costs claimed for each phase of the proceedings\n(Rule 47.7 sets out the period for commencing detailed assessment proceedings.)\n(2) The receiving party must also serve a copy of the notice of commencement , the bill and, if required by Practice Direction 47, the breakdown on any other relevant persons specified in Practice Direction 47.\n(3) A person on whom a copy of the notice of commencement is served under paragraph (2) is a party to the detailed assessment proceedings (in addition to the paying party and the receiving party).\n( Practice Direction 47 deals with—\nother documents which the party must file when requesting detailed assessment;\nthe court’s powers where it considers that a hearing may be necessary;\nthe form of a bill; and\nthe length of notice which will be given if a hearing date is fixed.)\n(Paragraphs 7B.2 to 7B.7 of the Practice Direction - Civil Recovery Proceedings contain provisions about detailed assessment of costs in relation to civil recovery orders.)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pts. 44-48 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/262), rules 2, 16, Sch. (with rule 22)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in rule 47.6(1)(a) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1569), rules 1(2), 8(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Rule 47.6(1)(b) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 5(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in rule 47.6(1)(c) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 5(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in rule 47.6(2) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/234), rules 2, 10"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in rule 47.6(2) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 5(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in rule 47.6 inserted (31.7.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.6) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1695), rules 2, 8"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/47.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}