An application for the detailed assessment of a solicitor’s bill of costs is made by a claim form to which CPR Part 8 applies. (For the specimen form see Appendix J). This form is also used for other applications under the Act.

If an order for detailed assessment is made, there are two standard forms of order: precedents L and M in the Schedule of Costs Precedents at the end of the Part 47 Practice Direction depending upon whether the solicitors or the client issued the application.