This guide provides an overview of how to submit a partial claim for costs or inform the LAA costs have been recovered in part or in full from the other party.
You should record the outcome of the case first and will then either be able to submit a bill or a nil bill depending on the circumstances of the outcome of the case.
Begin the process by clicking on the Record Outcome option from the table of Available Actions on the Case Overview screen.
This is the Outcome and Awards screen where you are able to record the outcome of the case, enter any awards or specify any pre-certificate or legal help costs.
Begin by recording the outcome of the case by clicking on the proceedings link.
Please see the Recording Outcome and Discharge guide.
Once the outcome has been recorded you can then record details of any awards that apply by clicking the Add Award button from the Outcome and Awards screen.
Complete all mandatory fields on the Cost Award screen.
This is where you can detail any pre-certificate costs that have been awarded or any costs that were awarded during the case.
You should also complete the interest fields if there has been any interest awarded.
Click Calculate to calculate the total costs awarded.
Once calculated click Next.
Once the costs awarded have been calculated you can detail any liable parties.
Click Add Party.
The other parties registered on the case will be listed for you to specify if they are involved in the cost award by ticking the box.
If the parties are not listed you can add individuals or organisations at this point.
Specify the liable parties then click Select.
You should also specify details of any costs that have been recovered and any payments to the LAA.
Once the cost award details have been input you will be returned to the Outcome and Awards screen.
Use the Pre-Certificate and Legal Help Costs table if there are any to input.
Once you have input all the information click Submit to submit the outcome and awards.
Once the outcome and awards information has been submitted you can then submit the necessary bill.
If you have recovered all costs of the case from the other party you will need to submit a nil bill through CCMS. For more information please see the Submit Nil Bill Guide.
You may need to submit a partial claim for costs; if so please see the Submit an LAA
Assessed Bill Guide or the Court Assessed Bill Guide.