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Additional Solicitor must be Included on Bill for Detailed Assessment: Held that where a party sought to recover costs in respect of two separate firms of solicitors, both sets of costs should be included on the bill for detailed assessment. CPR 47.6 clearly provided that detailed assessment proceedings were commenced when the receiving party served a notice of commencement and the bill for costs not a bill for costs. If the party had instructed more than one firm, PD 47 required these additional costs to be included separately in the bill. If the party failed to comply with these requirements, it could not then seek a separate assessment of costs in respect of the solicitor omitted.
