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Legal Profession Act 2006
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300C Recovery of assessed costs
(1) This section applies if the Supreme Court assesses an amount of legal
costs.
(2) If an amount of the legal costs has been paid before the assessment
was made, any amount by which the amount paid exceeds the amount
assessed may be recovered as a debt in a court of competent
(3) If an amount of the legal costs has not been paid—
(a) the assessment is taken to be a judgment of the Supreme Court
for the amount of the unpaid legal costs and may be enforced
accordingly; and
(b) the rate of interest payable on the amount is the rate applying
under the Court Procedures Rules 2006, schedule 2, part 2.2
(Interest after judgment).