CE-File: Submitting bills to SCCO

From 20 January 2020 the following proceedings commenced in the Senior Courts Costs office (SCCO) must comply with the new electronic workings of the Court;

• Detailed assessments
• Provisional assessments
• Part 8 Claims commenced in the Costs Office
• The assessment of Legally aided Bills of Costs
• The assessment of the Bills of Deputies appointed by the Court of Protections
• Criminal Costs appeals

All such proceedings will be electronically managed by the Court through CE­ File and all documents filed after the 20^th of January 2020 will be stored by the Costs Office only on CE-File.

You must file such proceedings electronically to the Court file by logging on to https://:efile.cefile-app.com.

Guidance for users can be found on this link https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ce-file-system-information-and-support-advice

Please note that any Bills sent to the Court Costs Office other than through CE-File will not be filed and documents sent by post or DX will be returned unhandled.

Legal aid Bills of costs must be filed in PDF format via CE-File. Finally, correspondence with the Court and documents to be filed must not be sent by more than one medium.