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[F1SECTION IIIE+WCosts Capping

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Costs capping orders – GeneralE+W

3.19.[F2(1) For the purposes of this Section—

(a)‘costs capping order’ means an order limiting the amount of future costs (including disbursements) which a party may recover pursuant to an order for costs subsequently made; and

(b)‘future costs’ means costs incurred in respect of work done after the date of the costs capping order but excluding the amount of any additional liability.

(2) This Section does not apply to judicial review costs capping orders under Part 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 or to protective costs orders.

(Rules 46.16 to 46.19 make provision for judicial review costs capping orders under Part 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.)]

F3(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) A costs capping order may be in respect of –

(a)the whole litigation; or

(b)any issues which are ordered to be tried separately.

(5) The court may at any stage of proceedings make a costs capping order against all or any of the parties, if—

(a)it is in the interests of justice to do so;

(b)there is a substantial risk that without such an order costs will be disproportionately incurred; and

(c)it is not satisfied that the risk in subparagraph (b) can be adequately controlled by–

(i)case management directions or orders made under this Part; and

(ii)detailed assessment of costs.

(6) In considering whether to exercise its discretion under this rule, the court will consider all the circumstances of the case, including—

(a)whether there is a substantial imbalance between the financial position of the parties;

(b)whether the costs of determining the amount of the cap are likely to be proportionate to the overall costs of the litigation;

(c)the stage which the proceedings have reached; and

(d)the costs which have been incurred to date and the future costs.

(7) A costs capping order, once made, will limit the costs recoverable by the party subject to the order unless a party successfully applies to vary the order. No such variation will be made unless—

(a)there has been a material and substantial change of circumstances since the date when the order was made; or

(b)there is some other compelling reason why a variation should be made.

Application for a costs capping orderE+W

3.20.(1) An application for a costs capping order must be made on notice in accordance with Part 23.

(2) The application notice must –

(a)set out –

(i)whether the costs capping order is in respect of the whole of the litigation or a particular issue which is ordered to be tried separately; and

(ii)why a costs capping order should be made; and

(b)be accompanied by a budget setting out –

(i)the costs (and disbursements) incurred by the applicant to date; and

(ii)the costs (and disbursements) which the applicant is likely to incur in the future conduct of the proceedings.

(3) The court may give directions for the determination of the application and such directions may –

(a)direct any party to the proceedings –

(i)to file a schedule of costs in the form set out in paragraph 3 of Practice Direction 3F – Costs capping;

(ii)to file written submissions on all or any part of the issues arising;

(b)fix the date and time estimate of the hearing of the application;

(c)indicate whether the judge hearing the application will sit with an assessor at the hearing of the application; and

(d)include any further directions as the court sees fit.

Application to vary a costs capping orderE+W

3.21.  An application to vary a costs capping order must be made by application notice pursuant to Part 23.]

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