# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 47.6: Commencement of detailed assessment proceedings


(1) Detailed assessment proceedings are commenced by the receiving party serving on the paying party—
(a) notice of commencement in the relevant practice form; ...
(b) a copy or copies of the bill of costs, as required by Practice Direction 47; and
(c) if required by Practice Direction 47, a breakdown of the costs claimed for each phase of the proceedings
(Rule 47.7 sets out the period for commencing detailed assessment proceedings.)
(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.
(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).
( Practice Direction 47 deals with—
other documents which the party must file when requesting detailed assessment;
the court’s powers where it considers that a hearing may be necessary;
the form of a bill; and
the length of notice which will be given if a hearing date is fixed.)
(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.)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/47.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-47.6
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