Article 4 Amendment of the Judicial Committee (General Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules

For rule 77 there shall be substituted—

“77.

(1)

The Registrar shall, as soon as possible after the Judicial Committee have given their decision as to the costs of an appeal, petition or other matter, issue to the receiving party an order to tax and a notice requiring him within three months of the date of the notice (or such other period as the Registrar may specify) to lodge his bill of costs and serve a copy on the paying party; and the Registrar shall send a copy of the order and notice to the paying party.

(2)

Together with the bill of costs the receiving party shall lodge counsel’s receipted fee notes and written evidence of any other disbursement that is claimed and that exceeds £250.

(3)

Within 21 days after service of the bill upon him, the paying party may lodge points of dispute, to which the receiving party may lodge a response.

(4)

As soon as possible after the expiry of 21 days after the bill of costs has been lodged the Registrar shall issue a notice to all parties specifying the day and hour appointed by him for taxation.

(5)

A copy of every document lodged by a party under this rule must at the same time be served on the opposite party, and the Registry must be notified in writing that such service has been effected.”.