A Court User's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms

Flowchart 15

Appeals against detailed
assessment CPR Part 47

Legal aid cases

An assisted person is not a party to the proceedings in an appeal against the court's decision at a detailed assessment hearing

Permission to appeal

Is not required to appeal against the decision of:

• an authorised court officer
• a costs judge or district judge imposing a sanction on a legal representative under

CPR Rules 44.14 or 48.7

Permission may be given by the costs judge, district judge, High Court or circuit judge who made the decision

Request for permission may be by letter (setting out basis for request) filed at court and served on other parties

Court to hear appeal

Where an appeal is against the decision of an authorised court officer the appeal is to:

• a costs judge or district judge in the High Court
• a district judge in a county court

Where an appeal is made against the decision of a court officer to a costs judge or district judge a further appeal may be made to:

• a judge of the High Court
• a circuit judge in the county court

Further appeal

Appellant must file before the appeal hearing a note of the decision given by the costs judge or district judge

• note must be approved by costs judge or district judge and
• should be agreed with the other parties if possible