Standard documents
This is a list of all standard documents published by PLC. All standard documents have links to related drafting notes and are regularly updated by PLC editors.
For information on converting PLC standard documents into your firm's style, see PLC Firmstyle (www.practicallaw.com/A30700).
| N256(HC): Final costs certificate - High Court Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Costs-only proceedings: claim form This document is only available in Word format. Please click here to view it. |
| Form 200: Payment schedule Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Costs sharing agreement: an example This is an example of a cost sharing agreement, which could serve as a useful starting point when drafting such an agreement. It will, however, need to be tailored to your particular circumstances and needs. It covers, among other matters, how the costs will be apportioned between the claimants and what the liability of a claimant will be if he joins or leaves the litigation after the agreement is signed. This cost sharing agreement must be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes, which explain why certain clauses have been drafted the way that they have and why certain clauses are optional. |
| N254: Request for default costs certificate Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| N252: Notice of commencement of assessment Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| N255(CC): Default costs certificate - county court Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Precedent H: Costs budget Click here to access the HMCTS Excel version of this form. Click here to access guidance notes on completing the form. |
| Costs-only proceedings: order dismissing This document is only available in Word format. Please click here to view it. |
| Simple interest calculator This spreadsheet is designed to help you calculate the interest on a claim, and is viewable in Excel. |
| Payment schedule: completed Form 200 This is an example of a completed Form 200 for payment out of court. This document is only available in MS Word format. Click here to view it. |
| Wasted costs: application notice This is an example of an application notice for wasted costs. Click here to view it. |
| N253: Notice of amount allowed on provisional assessment (Legal Aid only) Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| N255(HC): Default costs certificate - High Court Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Compound interest calculator This spreadsheet is designed to help you calculate compound interest on a claim and is viewable in Excel. |
| Request for deposit: completed Form 100 This is an example of a completed Form 100 for paying into court. This document is only available in MS Word format. Click here to view it. |
| N251: Notice of funding of case or claim Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Costs-only proceedings: order for assessment This document is only available in Word format. Please click here to view it. |
| Payment into court: example completed N242/Notice of payment into court (under order - Part 37) This document is only available in MS Word format. Click here to view it. |
| N258: Request for provisional/detailed assessment (general form) Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Payment out of court: completed N243A/Notice of acceptance and request for payment This document is only available in MS Word format. Click here to view it. |
| N260: Statement of costs (summary assessment) Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. Click here to access the Excel version of this form. |
| Letter to client explaining detailed assessment of costs An example letter to a client explaining the process for detailed assessment of costs in litigation, with integrated drafting notes. |
| Costs estimate for client: example An example of a costs estimate for a client in a contentious matter. This document is only available in MS Word format. Click here to view it. For a blank excel spreadsheet that you can use for your own solicitor/client costs estimate click here. For the form for a budget for court costs management, see Precedent H, Schedule of Costs Precedents. Note that this document might be used as a guide for completion of Precedent H. |
| Wasted costs: order This is an example of an order for wasted costs. This document is only available in MS Word format. Click here to view it. |
| N256(CC): Final costs certificate - county court Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
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