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[1]	Rules 400-422 of the Federal Court Rules, 1998 address costs. After filing a bill of costs pursuant to Rule 406, you may obtain a returnable date for a notice of appointment for assessment of costs by writing a letter to the Registry with proposed dates or by calling the Registry.
[2]	The notice of appointment for assessment of costs may be submitted in the following format:   In the Federal Court of Appeal Court No. ______     Between:         Name of party       Plaintiff/Appellant   - and - Name of party         Respondent     Notice of Appointment for Assessment of Costs   I HEREBY APPOINT:      Date: __________      Time: __________      Place: __________ for the assessment of the Defendant's costs in this matter. Dated this _____ day __________, 2004 ____________________ Assessment Officer To the Plaintiff/Appellant Solicitor of record: full firm name and address for service and telephone number Taken out by the Respondent Solicitor of record: full firm name and address for service and telephone number Remember that Rule 406(2) requires 10 days notice for the assessment and that proof of service on all interested parties must be available in order for the assessment to proceed.
[3]	An assessment on the basis of written representations may be requested as an alternative to an in-person hearing. A covering letter to the Registry must accompany the filing of the bill of costs proposing disposition in writing. The assessment officer will issue directions setting a timetable for the service and filing of written materials.
[4]	The following is a sample bill of costs in an acceptable format (since this is a formal document to be served and filed, it requires the usual information omitted here for convenience, such as heading, court number, style of cause, title of document, name with full address for service and telephone number of the party from which the bill originates ie. the Respondent and his law firm's name, full address for service and telephone number: see Rules 66 et seq.): Fees: Item Assessment Service Column III Units Off Allowed 2 Statement of Defence and counterclaim 7     13(a) Preparation for trial 5     13(b) Preparation for trial per 2nd and 3rd days of trial x 3 units per day 6     14(a) Attendance by 1st counsel 6 hours x 3 units per hour, November 6, 2001 6 hours x 3 units per hour, November 7, 2001 7 hours x 3 units per hour, November 8, 2001 57     25 Services after Judgment 1     26 Assessment of Costs 6     Subtotal   82 units x $110.00 per unit = $9,020.00 GST at 7% = $631.40 PST at 7% = $631.40 Total fees: = $10,282.80 NOTE: PST may vary from province to province Disbursements Item Amounts Claimed Off Allowed Court reporter attendance fees and transcripts, for Plaintiff's and Defendant's discovery $3,107.11     Registry fees: subpoenas and counterclaim: $60 + $150.00 $210.00     Expert report A.L. Brown $4,179.51     Total disbursements = $7,496.62 Total fees and disbursements = $17,779.42 Assessed and allowed at $__17,779.42__ Dated this _______ day _________, 2004 _____________________ Assessment Officer
[5]	If dissatisfied with the result at assessment, Rule 414 provides for filing and service of a notice of motion for review by a judge of the Federal Court of an assessment by an assessment officer who is not a judge.