Practical Law UK Glossary 1-107-7347 (Approx. 5 pages)
Glossary
Senior Courts Costs Office
Formerly known as the Supreme Court Costs Office. Prior to the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules this was known as the Supreme Court Taxing Office. A distinct part of the High Court. Its primary function is the assessment of costs which are recoverable from a litigant by another litigant or from a client by a lawyer.