Various statutes give the SCCO jurisdiction to assess costs in litigation including the following:

(i) Election petitions

(ii) Proceedings under the Arbitration Acts

(iii) Proceedings before National Health Service Committees, Tribunals and other similar bodies

(iv) Proceedings before the Employment Appeal Tribunal

(v) Proceedings before VAT tribunals

(vi) Determinations by the Secretary of State for Environment or his appointed local planning inspectors as a result of local planning inquiries

(vii) Proceedings before the Solicitor’s Disciplinary Tribunal

(viii) Proceedings before the Copyright Tribunal

(ix) Competition appeals

(x) Proceedings under the Justices and Justices’ Clerks (Costs) Regulations 2001

(xi) Proceedings under the General Commissioners of Income Tax (Costs) Regulations 2001.

Excerpt from the Senior Courts Costs Office Guide 2021