County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996

Part VI Grant and revocation of probate or administration

Table 1:

Plaintiff’s Costs

Where the net estate—	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 copy civil bill required for service after first add 90p to costs. See Order 55, Rule 13. 3. 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. 4. For drafting a reply to a notice for further particulars, the solicitor or counsel, as the case may be, is entitled to an additional sum of £19·47. 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.
(i) does not exceed £10,000	£267·00	£200·00
(ii) exceeds £10,000 but does not exceed £20,000	£367·00	£250·00
(iii) exceeds £20,000 but does not exceed £30,000	£490·00	£278·00
(iv) exceeds £30,000 but does not exceed £40,000	£604·00	£305·00
(v) exceeds £40,000 but does not exceed £45,000	£711·00	£329·00