The Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991

Procedure where taxation required

7.32.—(1) Before taxing the costs of any person employed in insolvency proceedings by a responsible insolvency practitioner, the Taxing Master shall require a certificate of employment, which shall be endorsed on the bill and signed by the responsible insolvency practitioner.

(2) The certificate shall include—

(a) the name and address of the person employed,

(b) details of the functions to be carried out under the employment, and

(c) a note of any special terms of remuneration which have been agreed.

(3) Every person whose costs are required to be taxed in insolvency proceedings shall, on being required in writing to do so by the responsible insolvency practitioner, deliver his bill of costs to the Taxing Master for taxation.

(4) If that person does not so deliver his bill within 3 months of the requirement under paragraph (3), or within such further time as the court, on application, may grant, the responsible insolvency practitioner may deal with the insolvent estate without regard to any claim by that person, whose claim is forfeited.

(5) Where in any such case such a claim lies additionally against a responsible insolvency practitioner in his personal capacity, that claim is also forfeited.

[E.R.7.35]