Confirms that applications for costs assessment under the LPUL Act can be amended in appropriate circumstances (e.g., to include a subsequently issued final invoice) without requiring abandonment and fresh filing, and that service by the applicant's solicitor rather than the Manager does not invalidate the amended application where no prejudice is shown. issuing retaliatory or belated invoices after a costs assessment is commenced will not defeat the assessment process.
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