1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment No. 4) 2002 and shall come into force on 1st January 2003.
(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
2.—(1) The Schedule to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment and Further Provisions) 1993(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs.
(2) In the General Regulations, in paragraph 14—
(a)in paragraph (b), for “and II” there shall be substituted “, II and III”;
(b)in paragraph (c) after “(attendance at court),” there shall be inserted “and in Part III (Defended Actions and Defended Actions: Personal Injury Claims only), in respect of paragraphs 5 (attendance at court)”;
(c)in paragraph (d), after “(precognitions),” there shall be inserted “and in Part III (Defended Actions and Defended Actions: Personal Injury Claims only), in respect of paragraphs 6 (precognitions),”; and
(d)in paragraph (e), after “paragraph 15,” there shall be inserted “and in Part III (Defended Actions and Defended Actions: Personal Injury Claims only), in respect of paragraphs 19 (appeals),”.
(3) In the Table of Fees, in Chapter IV,
(a)after Part I (Undefended Actions) there shall be inserted the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt;
(b)for each of the headings “Part II – Defended Actions” and “Part II – Defended Actions: Personal Injury Claims Only” there shall be substituted “Part III – Defended Actions (commenced on or after 10th June 2002)” and “Part III – Defended Actions: Personal Injury Claims Only (commenced on or after 10th June 2002)” respectively.
3.—(1) Chapter IV, Part II of the Table of Fees (as inserted by the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt) shall apply to fees chargeable in respect of work done or outlays incurred in relation to any summary cause commenced before 10th June 2002.
(2) Chapter IV, Part III of the Table of Fees (Defended Actions and Defended Actions: Personal Injury Claims Only) shall apply to fees chargeable in respect of work done or outlays incurred in relation to any summary cause commenced on or after 10th June 2002.
4. Paragraph 2(2) does not affect such fees as are chargeable in respect of work done or outlays incurred in relation to any summary cause commenced before 10 June 2002.
W. Douglas Cullen
Lord President I.P.D.
Edinburgh
23rd December 2002