Guidance

Senior Courts Costs Office fees

Fees for an assessment, when you dispute a solicitor's bill or legal costs.

Applies to England and Wales

Application fees

Application type Fee
Apply to challenge a solicitor바카라 사이트™s bill (part 8 application) £59
Apply for an order in costs only proceedings (part 8 application) £59
Apply for a default costs certificate £71
Apply to set aside a default costs certificate £148
General application (N244) 바카라 사이트“ by consent or without notice £119
General application (N244) 바카라 사이트“ application on notice £303

Assessment fees

There is a separate fee for the assessment, which is usually based on what you바카라 사이트™re claiming in costs.

Costs up to바카라 사이트¦ Family Case Fee Civil Case Fee
£15,000 £335 £398
£50,000 £675 £801
£100,000 £1,005 £1,192
£150,000 £1,345 £1,595
£200,000 £1,680 £1,992
£300,000 £2,520 £2,988
£500,000 £4,200 £4,980
More than £500,000 £5,600 £6,640
Assessment type Fee
Legal aid only family case fee £200
Legal aid only civil case fee £237
Court of Protection £99

Appeal fees

Type of appeal Fee
General appeals 바카라 사이트“ against a Cost Officer £249
Criminal fee appeals £123

Cheques should be paid to 바카라 사이트˜HM Courts and Tribunals Service바카라 사이트™.

Updates to this page

Published 20 March 2011
Last updated 28 April 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated the criminal fee appeals.

  2. Updated the court of protection fee, and the fee for applying to set aside a default costs certificate.

  3. Fees for a Court of Protection assessment and for an application to set aside a default costs certificate have been updated.

  4. Updated fees published

  5. Updated fees published.

  6. Fee for appeals against a Cost Judge removed as not relevant to Senior Courts Costs Office.

  7. Assessment fee for Court of Protection reduced to £85.

  8. Clarify fees and remove obsolete information.

  9. Change of fees from July 2016

  10. Update to general application and appeals fee information

  11. First published.

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