A claim for an order under Part III of the Act for the assessment of costs payable to a solicitor by his client –
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which –
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relates to contentious business done in a county court; and
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is within the financial limit of the county court's jurisdiction specified in section 69(3) of the Act( 3),
may be made in that county court;
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in every other case, must be made in the High Court.
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(Rule 30.2 makes provision for any county court to transfer the proceedings to another county court for detailed assessment of costs)
(Provisions about the venue for detailed assessment proceedings are contained in rule 47.4, Section 31 of the Costs Practice Direction and the Costs Pilot Scheme Practice Direction supplementing Part 47)
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