STATUTORYINSTRUMENTS

2013No.1188 (L.9)

tribunalsandinquiries,englandandwales

TheTribunalProcedure(AmendmentNo.3)Rules2013

Made----20thMay2013

LaidbeforeParliament22ndMay2013

Comingintoforce--1stJuly2013

Afterconsultinginaccordancewithparagraph28(1)ofSchedule5totheTribunals,CourtsandEnforcementAct2007([a]),theTribunalProcedureCommitteehasmadethefollowingRulesinexerciseofthepowersconferredbysections22and29(3)and(4)of,andSchedule5to,thatAct.

TheLordChancellorhasallowedtheRulesinaccordancewithparagraph28(3)ofthatSchedule.

Citationandcommencement

  1. TheseRulesmaybecitedastheTribunalProcedure(AmendmentNo.3)Rules2013andcomeintoforceon1stJuly2013.

AmendmentstotheTribunalProcedure(UpperTribunal)(LandsChamber)Rules2010

  1. TheTribunalProcedure(UpperTribunal)(LandsChamber)Rules2010([b])areamendedasfollows.
  2. Forrule10(ordersforcosts)substitute—

Ordersforcosts

10.—(1)TheTribunalmaymakeanorderforcostsonanapplicationoronitsowninitiative.

(2)Anyorderunderparagraph(1)—

(a)mayonlybemadeinaccordancewiththeconditionsorinthecircumstancesreferredtoinparagraphs(3)to(6);

(b)must,inacasetowhichsection4ofthe1961Act([c])applies,beinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthatsection.

(3)TheTribunalmayinanyproceedingsmakeanorderforcosts—

(a)undersection29(4)ofthe2007Act(wastedcosts)andforcostsincurredinapplyingforanorderforsuchcosts;

(b)iftheTribunalconsidersthatapartyoritsrepresentativehasactedunreasonablyinbringing,defendingorconductingtheproceedings;or

(c)inthecircumstancestowhichparagraph(14)refers.

(4)Exceptinproceedingstowhichparagraph(5)or(6)apply,theTribunalmay—

(a)withtheconsentoftheparties,or

(b)wherethereisadisparityofinterestorresourcesbetweentheparties,

directthatanorderforcostsmaybemadeintheproceedingsagainstoneormoreofthepartiesinrespectofcostsincurredfollowingsuchadirection.

(5)TheTribunalmaymakeanorderforcostsinjudicialreviewproceedings.

(6)TheTribunalmaymakeanorderforcostsinproceedings—

(a)forcompensationforcompulsorypurchase;

(b)forinjuriousaffectionofland;

(c)undersection84oftheLawofPropertyAct1925([d])(dischargeormodificationofrestrictivecovenantsaffectingland);

(d)onanappealfromadecisionoftheValuationTribunalforEnglandortheValuationTribunalforWales.

(7)Subjecttoparagraph(3),inproceedingstowhichparagraph(6)applies,theTribunalmaydirectthatnoorderforcostsmaybemadeagainstoneormorespecifiedpartiesinrespectofcostssubsequentlyincurred.

(8)Inproceedingstowhichparagraph(6)applies,theTribunalmusthaveregardtothesizeandnatureofthemattersindispute.

(9)Apersonmakinganapplicationforanorderforcosts,oradirectionregardingcosts—

(a)mustsendordeliverawrittenapplicationtotheTribunalandtothepersonagainstwhomitisproposedthattheorderbemade;

(b)mustincludeintheapplication,whereitisforadirectionregardingcosts,theperson’sreasonswhytheconditionsorcircumstancesrelevanttomakingsuchadirectionunderparagraph(4)or(7)apply;and

(c)maysendordeliverwiththeapplicationascheduleofthecostsclaimedinsufficientdetailtoallowsummaryassessmentofsuchcostsbytheTribunal.

(10)Anapplicationforanorderforcostsmaybemadeatanytimeduringtheproceedingsbutmaynotbemadelaterthan14daysafterthedateonwhich—

(a)theTribunalsendsadecisionnoticerecordingthedecisionwhichfinallydisposesofallissuesintheproceedings;

(b)theTribunalsendsnoticeunderrule20(withdrawal)thatawithdrawalwhichendstheproceedingshastakeneffect;or

(c)noticeofwithdrawalissenttotheTribunalwiththeconsentofallparties.

(11)TheTribunalmaynotmakeanorderforcostsagainstaperson(the“payingperson”)withoutfirstgivingthatpersonanopportunitytomakerepresentations.

(12)Theamountofcoststobepaidunderanorderunderthisrulemaybedeterminedby—

(a)summaryassessmentbytheTribunal;

(b)agreementofaspecifiedsumbythepayingpersonandthepersonentitledtoreceivethecosts(the“receivingperson”);or

(c)detailedassessmentofthewholeoraspecifiedpartofthecosts(includingthecostsoftheassessment)incurredbythereceivingperson—

(i)onthestandardbasis;or

(ii)ontheindemnitybasis,ifsospecifiedinthecostsorder,bytheTribunalorbytheSeniorCourtsCostsOfficeorbyacountycourt;

andtheCivilProcedureRules1998([e])shallapply,withnecessarymodifications,tothatapplicationandassessmentasiftheproceedingsintheTribunalhadbeenproceedingsinacourttowhichtheCivilProcedureRules1998apply.

(13)TheTribunalmayorderanamounttobepaidonaccountbeforethecostsareassessed.

(14)TheTribunalmayorderapartytopaytoanotherpartycostsofanamountequaltothewholeorpartofanyfeepaid(whichhasnotbeenremittedbytheLordChancellorundertheUpperTribunal(LandsChamber)FeesOrder2009([f]))intheproceedingsbythatotherpartythatisnototherwiseincludedinanawardofcosts.

  1. Inrule20(withdrawal),inparagraph(1)(a),omit“atanytimebeforeahearingtoconsiderthefinaldisposaloftheproceedings(or,iftheTribunaldisposesoftheproceedingswithoutahearing,beforethatfinaldisposal),”.
  2. Inrule30(referencesbyconsent:applicationoftheArbitrationAct1996)—

(a)omitsub-paragraph(f);

(b)insert“and”afterthesemi-coloninsub-paragraph(g);

(c)attheendofsub-paragraph(h)for“;and”substituteafullstop;

(d)omitsub-paragraph(i).

  1. FortheheadingtoPart8,substitute“CasestransferredtotheTribunal,includingjudicialreviewproceedings”.
  2. Immediatelybeforerule45(proceedingstransferredtotheTribunal)insert—

TransferfromtheFirst-tierTribunal

44A.Whereacaseistransferredbyadirectionmadeunderrule25oftheTribunalProcedure(First-tierTribunal)(PropertyChamber)Rules2013([g])—

(a)subjecttothatdirectionandtoanydirectiongivenunderrule45(b)oftheseRules,theTribunalProcedure(First-tierTribunal)(PropertyChamber)Rules2013shallcontinuetoapply,withnecessarymodifications,tothecase;and

(b)Part2oftheseRulesonlyappliestotheextentprovidedforbyadirectionoftheTribunal.

  1. InPart10,afterrule51(decisions)insert—

Interest

51A.—(1)WherethedecisionoftheTribunalprovidesforasumtobepayable,includingasumawardedinrespectofcostsoftheproceedingsbeforetheTribunal,theprovisionslistedinparagraph(2)apply,withnecessarymodifications,asiftheproceedingsintheTribunalwereproceedingsinacourttowhichthoseprovisionsapply.

(2)Theprovisionstowhichparagraph(1)refersare—

(a)section35AoftheSeniorCourtsAct1981([h]);

(b)section74oftheCountyCourtsAct1984([i]);

(c)section17oftheJudgmentsAct1838([j]);

(d)theCountyCourts(InterestonJudgmentDebts)Order1991([k]).

  1. Inrule55(applicationforpermissiontoappeal)—

(a)forsub-paragraph(a)ofparagraph(2),substitute—

(za)therelevantdecisionnotice;

(a)writtenreasonsforthedecision,ifthedecisiondisposesof—

(i)allissuesintheproceedings;or

(ii)subjecttoparagraph(2A),aseparateorpreliminaryissuedealtwithfollowingadirectionunderrule5(3)(e);

(b)afterparagraph(2),insert—

(2A)TheTribunalmaydirectthatthe28dayswithinwhichapartymaysendordelivertotheTribunalanapplicationforpermissiontoappealagainstadecisionthatdisposesofaseparateorpreliminaryissueshallrunfromthedateofthedecisionthatdisposesofallissuesintheproceedings. ;

(c)inparagraph(3),for“rule10(3)”substitute“rule10(10)”.

Transitionalprovision

  1. InproceedingswhichwerestartedintheLandsChamberoftheUpperTribunalbefore1stJuly2013,theTribunalmaygiveanydirectiontoensurethattheproceedingsaredealtwithfairlyand,inparticular,may—

(a)applyanyprovisionoftheTribunalProcedure(UpperTribunal)(LandsChamber)Rules2010whichappliedtotheproceedingsbefore1stJuly2013,and

(b)disapplyanyamendmentmadebytheseRules.

WemaketheseRules,

BrianFJLangstaff

MJReed

MarkRowland

SimonEnnals

SimonCox

DouglasJMayQC

20thMay2013

IallowtheseRules,

HelenGrant

ParliamentaryUnderSecretaryofState

20thMay2013MinistryofJustice

EXPLANATORYNOTE

(ThisnoteisnotpartoftheRules)

TheseRules(“theamendingrules”)amendtheTribunalProcedure(UpperTribunal)(LandsChamber)Rules2010(S.I.2010/2600)(“theLandsChamberRules”)whichapplyintheLandsChamberoftheUpperTribunal.

Rule4oftheamendingrulessubstitutesanewRule10(ordersforcosts)intheLandsChamberRules.Thechangesintroducedbythesubstitutedrule10andthosemadebyamendingrules5and8implementrecommendationsrelevanttotheLandsChambermadeintheReportoftheCostsReviewGrouptotheSeniorPresidentofTribunals(

ThechangesrelatemainlytolimitingtheproceedingsinwhichtheLandsChamberoftheUpperTribunalmayawardcoststobepaidbythelosingpartytothesuccessfulparty.OtherchangesareconsequentialupontheconferralofadditionaljurisdictionontheUpperTribunalbytheTransferofTribunalFunctionsOrder2013(S.I.2013/1036).ThetypesofproceedingsinrelationtowhichtheLandsChamber’spowertoawardcostsismaintainedare—

—judicialreview;

compulsorypurchase;

injuriousaffectionofland;

dischargeormodificationofrestrictivecovenantsaffectingland;

appealsfromtheValuationTribunalforEnglandortheValuationTribunalforWales.

TheRulescontinuetoreflectthepowerconferredbysection29(2)ofthe2007Acttomakeanorderregardingwastedcosts,andrule10(3)(a)specifiesthatanawardofwastedcostsmayincludethecostsofseekingthosewastedcosts.

TheLandsChambermayorderpaymentofthewinningparty’scostsinanytypeofproceedingsifitconsidersthatthelosingpartyoritsrepresentativehasbehavedunreasonablyintheTribunalproceedings(rule10(3)(b)).

IncertaincircumstancestheLandsChambermaygivedirectionsastowhatcostsitwillsubsequentlyorder.Ifthepartiesconsent,orifthereisadisparitybetweentheparties,theTribunalmaymakeadirectionliftingtherulepreventingtheTribunalfromawardingcostsincurredsubsequenttothedateofthatdirection(rule10(4)).

Inthetypesofproceedingsreferredtoinrule10(6),theLandsChambermaydirectthatnoawardmaybemadeinrespectofcostsincurredsubsequenttothedateofthedirection(rule10(7)).TheTribunalmustalso,insuchproceedings,haveregardtothesizeandnatureofthemattersindispute(rule10(8)).

Rule10(10)makesclearerprovisionregardingthedatefromwhichthetimelimitforapplyingforcostsrunsafteracaseiswithdrawn.

Rule10(12)(c)specifiesthatadetailedassessmentofcostsmayincludethecostsofthatassessment.

Rule10(13)enablestheLandsChambertoorderaninterimpaymentofcostsonaccountbeforecostsareassessed.

TheRulesalsoincludeamendmentsconsequentialupontheconferralofnewjurisdictiononboththeFirst-tierTribunalandtheUpperTribunal.Rule7oftheamendingrulesinsertsrule44AintotheLandsChamberRules.WhereacaseistransferredbydirectionundertheTribunalProcedure(First-tierTribunal)(PropertyChamber)Rules2013,thoseRuleswillcontinuetoapplytothecasewhenitisproceedingintheUpperTribunalinsteadoftheLandsChamberRules.

Rule8oftheamendingrulesinsertsanewrule51AintotheLandsChamberRulestoclarifythepoweroftheLandsChambertoawardinterestonsumspayablebyvirtueofadecisionoftheTribunal,includingsumsawardedbywayofcosts.Itappliestheprovisionsgoverninginterestwhichapplytocourts.

OtherchangestotheLandsChamberRulesreflectamendmentspreviouslymadetotheruleswhichapplyinotherchambersoftheFirst-tierTribunalandoftheUpperTribunal.

Rule4oftheamendingrulesextendsthepowertowithdrawacasetocircumstancesinwhichacasehasbeenadjournedpartheard.

Rule9oftheamendingrulesintroducesprovisionthatpreliminaryissuesaretobetreatedinthesamewayasdecisionswhichdisposeofalltheissuesintheproceedings,inrelationtohearings,theprovisionofreasonsandtherulesonappeals.

Rule10oftheamendingrulesmakestransitionalprovisionforcaseswhichhavestartedintheLandsChamberbefore1stJuly2013whentherulescomeintoforce.

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([a])2007 c. 15

([b])S.I. 2010/2600, as amended by S.I. 2012/500.

([c])Section 4 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (c. 33) was amended by the Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1307).

([d])1925 c. 20

([e])S.I. 1998/3132

([f])S.I. 2009/1114

([g])S.I. 2013/1169

([h])1981 c. 54. Section 35A was inserted by section 15(1) and Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53).

([i])1984 c. 28. Section 74 was amended by section 2 of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (c. 42).

([j])1838 c. 110. Section 17 was amended by the Civil Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2940), the Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57), the Judgments Debts (Rates of Interest) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/564) and Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Procedure Acts Repeals Act 1879 (c. 59).

([k])S.I. 1991/1184, as amended by S.I. 1996/2516.