Consolidated practice directions

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 
BETWEEN
No of
NAME (Client/third party payer/law practice)
Applicant 
and 
NAME (Client/third party payer/law practice) 
Respondent 
APPLICATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF COSTS 
UNDER THE 
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT
2008 
Date of Document:
Date of Filing:
Filed on behalf of:
Prepared by:
Telephone: 
Facsimile: 
1. 
I, [insert full name] 
of [insert address] 
apply for an assessment of costs of a bill provided to me by a law 
practice /provided to a client [specify which]. 

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4. General Division - Civil 
 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
2. 
The name and address of the solicitors/client [specify which] is: 
3. 
The bill/s that I seek to have assessed is/are dated [insert date/s of 
bill/s]. The bill/s is/are attached. 
4. 
I have conferred with the law practice who rendered this bill/the 
client to whom the bill was provided [specify which] and attach a 
memorandum of conferral. 
(Signed) 
________________________
 
Solicitor for the applicant or applicant [in person] 
(Dated)
________________________

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4. General Division - Civil 
 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
4.7.4.4.
Sample taxing officer's certificate 
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 
BETWEEN
No of
NAME (Client/third party payer/law practice)
Applicant 
and 
NAME (Client/third party payer/law practice) 
Respondent 
CERTIFICATE OF COSTS 
UNDER THE 
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT
2008 
Date of Document:
Date of Filing:
Filed on behalf of:
Prepared by:
Telephone: 
Facsimile 
I CERTIFY that I have assessed the costs the subject of the bill dated 
_________________ and allowed the sum of $ 
OR 
I CERTIFY that the parties have consented to the costs of the assessment of 
the bill dated _________________ in the sum of $ 
Dated the day of 20
TAXING OFFICER 

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4. General Division - Civil 
 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
4.7.5
Applications for a costs assessment made out of time - 
s 295 of the 
Legal Profession Act 2008