Section 46.4(5)

Where the costs payable comprise only the success fee claimed by the child’s or protected party’s legal representative under a conditional fee agreement or the balance of any payment under a damages based agreement, the court may direct that— the assessment procedure referred to in rule 46.10 and paragraph 6 of Practice Direction 46 shall not apply; and such costs be assessed summarily.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15