C1PART 3THE COURT'S CASE F1AND COSTS MANAGEMENT POWERS
Pt. 3 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2007) by The Court of Protection Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/1744), rules 1, 184(a)
F2SECTION IICosts Management
Pt. 3 Sections 2, 3 inserted (1.4.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/262), rules 2, 5(h) (with rule 22)
Filing and exchanging budgets F3and budget discussion reportsC2F43.13
1
Unless the court otherwise orders, all parties except litigants in person must file and exchange budgets—
a
where the stated value of the claim on the claim form is less than £50,000, with their directions questionnaires; or
b
in any other case, not later than 21 days before the first case management conference.
2
In the event that a party files and exchanges a budget under paragraph (1), all other parties, not being litigants in person, must file an agreed budget discussion report no later than 7 days before the first case management conference.
F53
The court—
a
may, on its own initiative or on application, order the parties to file and exchange costs budgets in a case where the parties are not otherwise required by this Section to do so;
b
shall (other than in an exceptional case) make an order to file and exchange costs budgets if all parties consent to an application for such an order.
4
The court may, in a substantial case, direct that budgets are to be limited in the first instance to part only of the proceedings and extended later to cover the whole proceedings.
5
Every budget must be dated and verified by a statement of truth signed by a senior legal representative of the party.
6
Even though a litigant in person is not required to prepare a budget, each other party (other than a litigant in person) must provide the litigant in person with a copy of that party’s budget.
Words in Pt. 3 heading inserted (1.4.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/262), rules 2, 5(a) (with rule 22)