County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996

Part III Ejectments

Table 1:

Plaintiff’s Costs

	Solicitor’s costs	Counsel’s fee
(1)	(2)	(3)
1. See Order 55, Rule 14(1). Only 50% payable where defendant delivers up possession within 21 days of service of civil bill. 2. Counsel travelling to attend a court— (a) 20 to 50 miles from the Head Post Office, Belfast, is entitled to an additional sum of £16·60; (b) more than 50 miles from the Head Post Office, Belfast, is entitled to an additional sum of £33·24. Solicitor travelling to attend a court— (a) 20 to 50 miles from the solicitor’s office or, where the solicitor’s firm practises from more than one office, from the office which dealt with the proceedings is entitled to an additional sum of £16·60; (b) more than 50 miles from the solicitor’s office or, where the solicitor’s firm practises from more than one office, from the office which dealt with the proceedings is entitled to an additional sum of £33·24. Where a solicitor or counsel has conducted more than one case on the same day at the same venue, this fee may be claimed once only and the fee shall be divided proportionately over the number of cases conducted by the solicitor or counsel. 3. For each copy civil bill required for service after first add 90p to costs. See Order 55, Rule 13. 4. Where service of civil bill effected by post under Rule 3(2)(b) of Order 6 the solicitor is entitled to £2·06 inclusive of outlay in lieu of process server’s fee. See Order 55, Rule 17. 5. For each day or part of a day on which a trial or hearing is continued after the first day— (a) counsel is entitled to an additional sum equivalent to one third of the scale fee; (b) a solicitor in attendance is entitled to an additional sum equivalent to one third of counsel’s scale fee.
Where the proceedings are for the recovery of possession of premises by a statutory body under statutory powers or which are not otherwise subject to the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts (Northern Ireland) 1920 to 1956—	£95·00	£46·00
In other cases— where the valuation (i) does not exceed £500	£234·00	£88·00
(ii) exceeds £500	£334·00	£167·00

Table 2:

Defendant’s Costs

	Solicitor’s costs	Counsel’s fee
(1)	(2)	(3)
1. Counsel travelling to attend a court— (a) 20 to 50 miles from the Head Post Office, Belfast, is entitled to an additional sum of £16·60; (b) more than 50 miles from the Head Post Office, Belfast, is entitled to an additional sum of £33·24. Solicitor travelling to attend a court— (a) 20 to 50 miles from the solicitor’s office or, where the solicitor’s firm practises from more than one office, from the office which dealt with the proceedings is entitled to an additional sum of £16·60; (b) more than 50 miles from the solicitor’s office or, where the solicitor’s firm practises from more than one office, from the office which dealt with the proceedings is entitled to an additional sum of £33·24. Where a solicitor or counsel has conducted more than one case on the same day at the same venue, this fee may be claimed once only and the fee shall be divided proportionately over the number of cases conducted by the solicitor or counsel. 2. For each day or part of a day on which a trial or hearing is continued after the first day— (a) counsel is entitled to an additional sum equivalent to one third of the scale fee; (b) a solicitor in attendance is entitled to an additional sum equivalent to one third of counsel’s scale fee.
Where the proceedings are for the recovery of possession of premises by a statutory body under statutory powers or which are not otherwise subject to the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts (Northern Ireland) 1920 to 1956—	£89·00	£46·00
In other cases— where the valuation (i) does not exceed £500	£223·00	£88·00
(ii) exceeds £500	£323·00	£167·00