Paragraph 3(2)(a)
SCHEDULE 1PART I – UNDEFENDED ACTIONS (OTHER THAN ACTIONS OF DIVORCE OR SEPARATION AND ALIMENT (AFFIDAVIT PROCEDURE))
1. Actions (other than those specified in Part II of this Chapter) in which decree is granted without proof | £ |
(a) Inclusive fee to cover all work from taking instructions up to and including obtaining extract decree | 273.00 |
(b) In cases where settlement is effected after service of a writ but before the expiry of the induciae | 234.00 |
(c) In cases where a court appearance is necessary because of a time to pay direction an additional fee of | 58.50 |
Note: | |
1. If the pursuer’s solicitor elects to charge this inclusive fee he or she shall endorse a minute to that effect on the initial writ before ordering extract of decree. | |
2. Outlays such as court fees shall be chargeable in addition and taxation shall be unnecessary. | |
2. Actions of separation and aliment, adherence and aliment and custody and aliment where proof (other than by way of affidavit evidence) takes place | |
Inclusive fee to cover all work from taking instructions up to and including obtaining extract decree | 1,014.00 |
Note: | |
1. If the pursuer’s solicitor elects to charge this inclusive fee he or she shall endorse a minute to that effect on the initial writ after the close of the proof and before extract of decree is ordered. | |
2. When the option is so exercised, decree for expenses shall be granted against the defender for the said sum together with the court fee, any shorthand writer’s fee actually charged as provided by Act of Sederunt and also any other necessary outlays without the necessity for taxation. | |
3. Petition for appointment of discharge of a curator bonis | |
Inclusive fee to cover all work enquiring into estate and taking instructions up to and including obtaining extract decree | 936.00 |
Note: | |
1. If the solicitor elects to charge the inclusive fee and to recover only the normal outlays as set out in note 2, he or she shall endorse on the petition before ordering extract of the decree a minute setting out the said fee and the outlays. Taxation of charges so specified shall be unnecessary. | |
2. The normal outlays referred to in note 1 are— | |
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Paragraph 3(2)(b)
SCHEDULE 2PART II – UNDEFENDED ACTIONS OF DIVORCE AND OF SEPARATION AND ALIMENT (AFFIDAVIT PROCEDURE)
| Table A | |||
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
| Work Done | Inclusive fee | ||
| £ | |||
| 1. | All work to and including the period of notice | 702.00 | |
| 2. | All work from the period of notice to and including swearing affidavits | 507.00 | |
| 3. | All work from swearing affidavits to and including sending extract decree | 156.00 | |
| 4. | All work to and including sending extract decree | 1,365.00 | |
| Add process fee of | 10% | ||
| Table B | |||
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
| Work Done | Inclusive fee | ||
| £ | |||
| 1. | All work to and including the period of notice | 585.00 | |
| 2. | All work from the period of notice to and including swearing affidavits | 273.00 | |
| 3. | All work from swearing affidavits to and including sending extract decree | 156.00 | |
| 4. | All work to and including sending extract decree | 1,014.00 | |
| Add process fee of | 10% | ||
| Table C | |||
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||
| Work Done | Inclusive fee | ||
| £ | |||
| 1. | All work to and including the period of notice | 273.00 | |
| 2. | All work from the period of notice to and including swearing affidavits | 156.00 | |
| 3. | All work under items 1 and 2 | 429.00 | |
| Add process fee of | 10% | ||
Paragraph 3(3)(a)
SCHEDULE 3PART II – DEFENDED ORDINARY ACTIONS (OTHER THAN PERSONAL INJURIES ACTIONS TO WHICH PART IIA APPLIES), COMMERCIAL ACTIONS AND FAMILY ACTIONS COMMENCED AFTER 1ST JANUARY 1994
1. Work before action commences – Ordinary Action and Family Action | £ |
To cover all work which the Auditor is satisfied has reasonably been undertaken in contemplation of, or preparatory to, the commencement of proceedings (or such lesser sum as in the opinion of the Auditor is justified) | 624.00 |
2. Work before action commences – Commercial Action | |
To cover all work which the Auditor is satisfied has reasonably been undertaken in contemplation of, or preparatory to, the commencement of proceedings in a commercial action or such other sum as in the opinion of the Auditor is justified | 702.00 |
3. Instruction | |
(a) To cover all work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Part) from commencement to the lodging of defences including copying | 780.00 |
(b) Additional fee where separate statement of facts and counterclaim and answers lodged | 273.00 |
4. Precognitions and reports | |
| 78.00 |
Note: | |
Where a skilled witness prepares his or her own precognition or report, the solicitor shall be allowed, for perusing it (whether or not in the course of doing so he or she revises or adjusts it), half of the taking and drawing fee per sheet. | |
5. Productions | |
(a) For lodging productions, each inventory | 78.00 |
(b) For considering opponent’s productions, each inventory | 39.00 |
6. Adjustment | |
To cover all work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Part) in connection with the adjustment of the record including making up and lodging certified copy record— | |
(a) Solicitor for any party | 351.00 |
(b) If action settled before expiry of adjustment period, each original party’s solicitor | 195.00 |
(c) If additional defender brought in before Options Hearing, additional fee to each original party’s solicitor | 156.00 |
(d) If additional defender brought in after Options Hearing, additional fee to each original party’s solicitor | 234.00 |
7. Affidavits | |
To framing affidavits, per sheet | 39.00 |
8. Options Hearing or Child Welfare Hearing | |
To include preparation for and conduct of (each of) an Options Hearing or a Child Welfare Hearing and noting interlocutor— | |
(a) where initial hearing does not exceed half an hour | 273.00 |
(b) where initial hearing exceeds half an hour, per additional quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) where hearing continued, for each continued hearing that does not exceed half an hour | 156.00 |
(d) where continued hearing exceeds half an hour, per additional quarter hour | 39.00 |
(e) for lodging and intimating or for considering note of the basis of preliminary plea, for each note lodged | 78.00 |
9. Additional Procedure | |
For all work subsequent to Options Hearing including preparation for and attendance at procedural hearing— | |
(a) where initial hearing does not exceed half an hour | 273.00 |
(b) where initial hearing exceeds half an hour, per additional quarter hour | 39.00 |
10. Case Management Conference – Commercial Action | |
(a) To include preparation for and all work incidental thereto prior to the first case management conference | 234.00 |
(b) To include preparation and all work incidental thereto prior to each subsequent conference; | 117.00 |
(c) For every quarter hour engaged at conference | 39.00 |
(d) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
Note: | |
Where case management conference takes place by way of telephone or other remote means the foregoing charges shall apply. | |
11. Note of Arguments – Commercial Action | |
(a) Fee for lodging and intimating or for considering first Note of Arguments | 195.00 |
(b) For each Note lodged thereafter | 78.00 |
12. Debate (other than on evidence) | |
(a) Where counsel or solicitor advocate not employed— | |
(i) to include preparation for and all work in connection with any hearing or debate other than on evidence | 312.00 |
(ii) for every quarter hour engaged | 39.00 |
(b) Where counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(c) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
13. Interim Interdict Hearings and other Interim Hearings | |
(a) Preparation for each hearing, each party | 156.00 |
(b) Fee to conduct hearing, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) Where counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(d) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
14. Reports obtained under order of court | |
(a) Fee for all work incidental thereto | 156.00 |
(b) Additional fee for perusal of report, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
15. Commissions to take evidence | |
(a) On interrogatories— | |
(i) fee to solicitor applying for commission to include drawing, intimating and lodging motion, drawing and lodging interrogatories, instructing commissioner and all incidental work (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter) but excluding attendance at execution of commission | 429.00 |
(ii) fee to opposing solicitor if cross-interrogatories prepared and lodged | 273.00 |
(iii) if no cross-interrogatories lodged | 78.00 |
(b) Open commissions— | |
(i) fee to solicitor applying for commission to include all work (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter) up to lodging report of commission but excluding attendance at execution of commission | 273.00 |
(ii) fee to opposing solicitor | 156.00 |
(iii) fee for attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(iv) if counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee for attendance of solicitor, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
16. Specification of documents | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging specification and relative motion— | |
(i) where motion unopposed | 156.00 |
(ii) where motion opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) Fee to opposing solicitor— | |
(i) where motion not opposed | 78.00 |
(ii) where motion opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) Fee for citation of havers, preparation for and attendance before commissioner at execution of commission— | |
(i) where attendance before commissioner does not exceed one hour | 156.00 |
(ii) for each additional quarter hour after the first hour | 39.00 |
(d) If optional procedure adopted, fee per person upon whom order is served | 39.00 |
(e) Fee for perusal of documents recovered, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
17. Amendment of Record | |
(a) Fee to proposer— | |
(i) to cover drawing, intimating and lodging minute of amendment and relative motion | 156.00 |
(ii) fee for perusal of answers | 78.00 |
(iii) fee for any court appearance necessary, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) Fee to opponent— | |
(i) for perusing minute of amendment | 117.00 |
(ii) fee for preparation of answers | 78.00 |
(iii) fee for any court appearance necessary per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) Additional fee for adjustment of minute and answers, where applicable, to be allowed to each party | 156.00 |
18. Motions and minutes | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging any written motion or minute, including a reponing note, and initial attendance at court (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter)— | |
(i) where opposed | 195.00 |
(ii) where unopposed (including for each party a joint minute other than under paragraph 26(b)) | 78.00 |
(b) Fee to cover considering opponent’s written motion, minute or reponing note, and attendance at court— | |
(i) where opposed | 195.00 |
(ii) where unopposed | 78.00 |
19. Withdrawal of solicitors | |
(a) Fee to cover all work in preparation for any diet (or any diets) fixed under rule 24.2(1) and attendance at first such diet | 156.00 |
(b) Fee for attendance at each additional such diet, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
20. Attendance not otherwise provided for | |
(a) Where hearing does not exceed half an hour | 78.00 |
(b) Where hearing exceeds half an hour, per additional quarter hour | 39.00 |
21. Hearing limitation fee | |
Fee to include work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter) undertaken with a view to limiting the scope of any hearing, and including the exchange of documents, precognitions and expert reports, agreeing any fact, statement or document not in dispute, preparing and intimating any notice to admit or notice of non-admission (and consideration thereof) and preparing and lodging any joint minute, not exceeding | 702.00 |
22. Preparation for proof | |
(a) Fee to cover all work preparing for proof (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter)— | |
(i) if action settled or abandoned not later than 14 days before the diet of proof | 468.00 |
(ii) in any other case | 780.00 |
(b) For each day or part day after the first, including instruction of counsel or solicitor advocate | 117.00 |
(c) Fee to cover preparing for adjourned diet and all incidental work as in (a) if diet postponed for more than 6 days, for each additional diet | 195.00 |
23. Conduct of proof | |
(a) Conduct of proof, and debate on evidence if taken at close of proof, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) If counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(c) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
24. Debate on evidence | |
(a) Where debate on evidence not taken at conclusion of proof, preparing for debate | 156.00 |
(b) Fee for conduct of debate, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) If counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(d) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
25. Appeals | |
(a) To sheriff principal— | |
(i) fee to cover instructions, marking of appeal or noting that appeal marked, noting diet of hearing thereof and preparation for hearing | |
(aa) no counsel or solicitor advocate employed | 429.00 |
(bb) if counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor | 234.00 |
(ii) fee to cover conduct of hearing, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(iii) if counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(iv) waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(b) To Court of Session— | |
Fee to cover instructions, marking appeal or noting that appeal marked and instructing Edinburgh correspondents | 156.00 |
26. Settlements | |
(a) Judicial tender— | |
(i) fee for preparation and lodging or for consideration of each minute of tender | 156.00 |
(ii) fee on acceptance of tender, to include preparation and lodging or consideration of minute of acceptance and attendance at court when decree granted in terms thereof | 117.00 |
(b) Extra-judicial settlement, to include negotiations resulting in settlement, framing or revising joint minute and attendance at court when authority interponed thereto (not to include drawing, intimating and lodging any written motion) | 292.50 |
(c) Whether or not fees are payable under (a) or (b) above, where additional work has been undertaken with a view to effecting settlement, including offering settlement, although settlement is not agreed, a fee not exceeding | 292.50 |
(d) If consultation held to consider tender, extrajudicial settlement (not based on judicial tender) or with a view to settlement (whether or not settlement is in fact agreed), attendance at it, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
27. Final procedure | |
(a) Fee to cover settling with witnesses, enquiring for cause at avizandum and noting final interlocutor | 214.50 |
(b) Fee to cover drawing account of expenses, arranging, intimating and attending diet of taxation and obtaining approval of auditor’s report and where necessary, ordering, procuring and examining extract decree or adjusting account with opponent | 195.00 |
28. Copying | |
For the copying of papers by whatever means, if the Auditor determines (either or both) that— | |
(a) the copying had to be done in circumstances which were in some way exceptional; | |
(b) the papers which required to be copied were unusually numerous having regard to the nature of the case, | |
such charge, if any, as the Auditor considers reasonable (but a charge based on time expended by any person shall not be allowed). | |
Note: | |
1. Where a determination is required under this paragraph, the purpose of copying, the number of copies made and the charge claimed shall be shown in the account. | |
2. Copying done other than in the place of business of the solicitor shall be shown as an outlay. | |
29. Process fee | |
Fee to cover all consultations between solicitor and client during the progress of the cause and all communications, written or oral, passing between them – 10 per cent on total fees and copyings allowed on taxation. | |
30. Instruction of counsel or solicitor advocate | |
(a) Fee for instructing counsel or solicitor advocate to revise pleadings | 78.00 |
(b) Fee for instructing counsel or solicitor advocate to attend court | 195.00 |
(c) Fee for attending consultation with counsel or solicitor advocate— | |
(i) where total time engaged does not exceed one hour | 195.00 |
(ii) for each additional quarter hour | 39.00 |
Paragraph 3(3)(b)
SCHEDULE 4PART IIA – DEFENDED PERSONAL INJURIES ACTIONS PROCEEDING UNDER PART AI OF CHAPTER 36 OF THE ORDINARY CAUSE RULES
1. Precognitions and reports | £ |
Taking and drawing, per sheet | 78.00 |
Note: | |
Where a skilled witness prepares his or her own precognition or report, the solicitor shall be allowed, for perusing it (whether or not in the course of doing so he or she revises or adjusts it), half of the taking and drawing fee per sheet. | |
2. Pre-litigation fee | |
All work which the Auditor is satisfied has reasonably been undertaken in contemplation of, or preparatory to the commencement of proceedings (or such lesser sum as in the opinion of the Auditor is justified) | 624.00 |
3. Instruction | |
(a) To cover all work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Part) from commencement to the lodging of defences | 780.00 |
(b) Instructing re-service by sheriff officers where necessary | 78.00 |
(c) Specification of documents as per Form PI2 | 78.00 |
(d) Fee to opponent for considering specification of documents | 78.00 |
(e) Arranging commission to recover documents, citing havers, instructing commissioner and shorthand writer and preparation for commission | 156.00 |
(f) Fee to opponent where a commission arranged | 78.00 |
(g) Attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(h) If optional procedure adopted, a fee per person on whom order is served | 39.00 |
(i) Fee for perusal of documents recovered under a specification of documents (or by informal means) where not otherwise provided for in the Table of Fees, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(j) Attendance in chambers for remittance of cause to Ordinary Roll, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(k) Additional fee where separate counterclaim and answers lodged | 273.00 |
4. Productions | |
(a) For lodging productions, each inventory | 78.00 |
(b) For considering opponent’s productions, each inventory | 39.00 |
5. Adjustment | |
To cover all work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Part) in connection with adjustment of the record including making up and lodging certified copy record— | |
(a) Solicitor for any party | 351.00 |
(b) If action settled before expiry of adjustment period, each original party’s solicitor | 195.00 |
(c) Additional fee to sub-paragraph (a) or (b), to include amendment to the pursuer and existing defender, to be allowed for each pursuer, defender or third party brought in before the record is lodged under the timetable issued under rule 36.G1(1)(b) | 156.00 |
(d) Additional fee if an additional pursuer, defender or third party is brought in after the record is lodged under the timetable issued under rule 36.G1(1)(b) to the existing pursuer and existing defender or defenders | 234.00 |
6. Affidavits | |
Framing affidavits, per sheet | 39.00 |
7. Valuation of Claim | |
(a) Fee to cover preparation of statement of valuation of claim— | |
(i) where counsel or solicitor advocate not employed | 234.00 |
(ii) where valuation of claim prepared by counsel or solicitor advocate | 117.00 |
(b) Fee to cover consideration of opponent’s valuation of claim | 117.00 |
(c) Inspection of documents, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
8. Incidental hearings/variation of timetable order | |
(a) Fee to cover preparing for and attendance at hearing not exceeding half an hour | 117.00 |
(b) Thereafter attendance fee, per additional quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) In event of separate advising/opinion and all work incidental thereto | 117.00 |
9. Reports obtained under order of court excluding Auditor’s Report | |
(a) All work incidental thereto | 156.00 |
(b) Additional fee for perusal of report, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
10. Specification of documents (if further specification deemed necessary) | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging specification and relevant motion— | |
(i) where motion unopposed | 156.00 |
(ii) where motion opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) Fee to opponent— | |
(i) where motion not opposed | 78.00 |
(ii) where motion opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) Fee for arranging commission to recover documents, citing havers, instructing commissioner and shorthand writer and preparation for commission | 156.00 |
(d) Fee to opponent | 78.00 |
(e) Attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(f) If optional procedure adopted, fee per person upon whom order is served | 39.00 |
(g) Fee for perusal of documents recovered under a specification of documents (or by informal means) where not otherwise provided for in the Table of Fees, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
11. Commission to take evidence | |
(a) On interrogatories— | |
(i) fee to solicitor applying for commission to include drawing, intimating and lodging interrogatories, instructing commissioner and all incidental work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter) but excluding attendance at execution of commission | 429.00 |
(ii) fee to opposing solicitor if cross-interrogatories prepared and lodged | 273.00 |
(b) Open commission— | |
(i) fee to solicitor applying for commission to include all work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter) up to and lodging report of commission but excluding attendance at execution of commission | 273.00 |
(ii) fee to opposing solicitor | 156.00 |
(iii) fee for attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(iv) if counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
12. Motions and minutes | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging any written motion or minute, including a reponing note, and relative attendance at court (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter)— | |
(i) where opposed | 195.00 |
(ii) where unopposed (including for each party a joint minute other than under paragraph 24(b)) | 78.00 |
(iii) attendance at continued motion, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) Fee to cover considering opponent’s written motion, minute or reponing note and attendance at court— | |
(i) where opposed | 195.00 |
(ii) where unopposed | 78.00 |
(iii) attendance at continued motion, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
13. Debate (other than on evidence) | |
(a) Where counsel or solicitor advocate not employed— | |
(i) to include preparation for all work incidental to any hearing or debate other than on evidence | 312.00 |
(ii) fee for conduct of hearing or debate other than on evidence, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) Where counsel or solicitor advocate employed— | |
(i) to include preparation for and all work incidental to any hearing or debate other than on evidence | 156.00 |
(ii) fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(c) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(d) Fee for lodging and intimating or for considering first note of arguments | 78.00 |
(e) For each note lodged thereafter | 78.00 |
14. Incidental Procedure (not chargeable prior to allowance of proof) | |
To cover all work, where applicable, in connection with noting diet of proof and— | |
(a) preparing note on line of evidence; or | 273.00 |
(b) instructing counsel or solicitor advocate to prepare a note on line of evidence | 195.00 |
15. Amendment of Record | |
(a) Fee to proposer— | |
(i) to cover drawing, intimating and lodging minute of amendment and relevant motion | 156.00 |
(ii) Fee for perusal of answers | 78.00 |
(iii) Fee for any court appearance necessary, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) Fee to opponent— | |
(i) for perusal of minute of amendment | 117.00 |
(ii) Fee for preparation of answers | 78.00 |
(iii) Fee for any court appearance necessary, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) Additional fee for adjustment of minute of amendment and answers, where applicable, to be allowed to each party | 156.00 |
16. Withdrawal of solicitors | |
(a) Fee to cover all work in preparation for any diet (or diets) fixed under rule 24.2(1) and attendance at first such diet | 156.00 |
(b) Fee for attendance at each additional such diet, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
17. Attendance not otherwise provided for | |
(a) Where hearing does not exceed half an hour | 78.00 |
(b) Where hearing exceeds half an hour, per additional quarter hour | 39.00 |
18. Hearing limitation fee | |
Fee to include work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter) undertaken with a view to limiting the scope of any hearing, and including the exchange of documents, precognitions and expert reports, agreeing any fact, statement or document not in dispute, preparing and intimating any notice to admit or notice of non-admission (and consideration thereof) and preparing and lodging any joint minute, not exceeding | 273.00 |
19. Preparation for proof | |
(a) Fee to cover all work preparing for proof (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter)— | |
(i) if action settled or abandoned not later than 14 days before diet of proof | 468.00 |
(ii) in any other case | 858.00 |
(iii) additional fee chargeable over and above foregoing fees upon the Auditor being satisfied as to additional work undertaken as evidenced by production of a detailed breakdown of the work undertaken |
(b) For each day or part day after the first, including instruction of counsel or solicitor advocate | 117.00 |
(c) Fee to cover preparing for adjourned diet and all incidental work as in (a) if diet postponed for more than 6 days, each additional diet | 195.00 |
20. Pre-proof conference | |
(a) Fee arranging pre-proof conference (each occasion) | 78.00 |
(b) Fee preparing for pre-proof conference— | |
(i) where counsel or solicitor advocate not employed | 429.00 |
(ii) where counsel or solicitor advocate employed | 214.50 |
(c) Fee for attending pre-proof conference per quarter hour— | |
(i) where counsel or solicitor advocate not employed | 39.00 |
(ii) where counsel or solicitor advocate employed | 35.00 |
Note: | |
Where pre-proof conference takes place by way of telephone or other remote means, the foregoing charges shall apply. | |
21. Joint minute of pre-proof conference | 78.00 |
22. Conduct of proof | |
(a) Conduct of proof, and debate on evidence if taken at close of proof, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) If counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(c) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
23. Debate on evidence | |
(a) Where debate on evidence not taken at conclusion of proof, preparing for debate | 156.00 |
(b) Fee for conduct of debate, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(c) If counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(d) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
24. Settlements | |
(a) Settlement by judicial tender— | |
(i) fee for preparation and lodging or for consideration of each minute of tender | 156.00 |
(ii) additional fee on acceptance of tender, to include preparation and lodging or consideration of minute of acceptance of tender and attendance at court when decree granted in terms thereof (not to include drawing, intimating and lodging any written motion) | 117.00 |
(b) Extra-judicial settlement, to include negotiations resulting in settlement, framing or revising joint minute and attendance at court when authority interponed thereto (not to include drawing, intimating and lodging any written motion) | 292.50 |
(c) Whether or not fees payable under (a) or (b) above, where additional work has been undertaken with a view to effecting settlement, including offering settlement, although settlement is not agreed, not exceeding | 292.50 |
25. Final procedure | |
(a) If case goes to proof, or is settled within 14 days before the diet of proof, fee to cover settling with witnesses and enquiring for cause at avizandum and noting final interlocutor | 214.50 |
(b) In any other case | 97.50 |
26. Copying | |
For the copying of papers by whatever means, if the Auditor determines (either or both) that— | |
(a) the copying had to be done in circumstances which were in some way exceptional; | |
(b) the papers which required to be copied were unusually numerous having regard to the nature of the case, | |
such charge, if any, as the Auditor considers reasonable (but a charge based on the time expended by any person shall not be allowed). | |
Note: | |
1. Where a determination is required under this paragraph, the purpose of copying, the number of copies made and the charge claimed shall be shown in the account. | |
2. Copying done other than in the place of business of the solicitor shall be shown as an outlay. | |
27. Process fee | |
Fee to cover all consultations between solicitor and client during the progress of the cause and all communications, written or oral, passing between them — 10 per cent on total fees and copyings allowed on taxation. | |
28. Instruction of counsel or solicitor advocate | |
(a) Fee for instructing counsel or solicitor advocate to revise the pleadings | 78.00 |
(b) Fee for instructing counsel or solicitor advocate to attend court | 195.00 |
(c) Fee for attending consultation with counsel or solicitor advocate— | |
(i) where total time engaged does not exceed one hour | 195.00 |
(ii) for each additional quarter hour | 39.00 |
29. Appeals | |
(a) To sheriff principal— | |
(i) fee to cover instructions, marking of appeal or noting that appeal marked, noting diet of hearing thereof and preparation for hearing | |
(aa) no counsel or solicitor advocate employed | 429.00 |
(bb) if counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor | 234.00 |
(ii) fee to cover conduct of hearing, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(iii) if counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(iv) waiting time, per quarter hour | 35.00 |
(b) To Court of Session— | |
| 156.00 |
30. Accounts | |
Fee to cover drawing account of expenses, arranging, intimating and attending diet of taxation and obtaining approval of auditor’s report and where necessary, ordering, procuring and examining extract decree or adjusting account with opponent | 195.00 |
31. Ordering and procuring extract | 39.00 |
Paragraph 3(4)
SCHEDULE 5CHAPTER III
CHARGES FOR TIME, DRAWING OF PAPERS, CORRESPONDENCE ETC | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
1. Attendance at court | |
Conduct of trial, proof or formal debate or hearing, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
2. Time occupied in the performance of all other work | |
To include attendances with clients and others and attendances at court in all circumstances, except as otherwise specially provided— | |
(a) solicitor, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
(b) allowance for time of clerk, one-half of above | |
3. Drawing papers | |
Drawing all necessary papers (other than affidavits), per sheet | 19.50 |
Note: | |
The sheets throughout this Chapter are to consist of 250 words or numbers. | |
4. Framing affidavits, per sheet | 39.00 |
5. Revising papers where revisal ordered, for each five sheets | 9.75 |
6. Copying | |
For the copying of papers by whatever means, if the Auditor determines (either or both) that— | |
(a) the copying has to be done in circumstances which were in some way exceptional; | |
(b) the papers which required to be copied were unusually numerous having regard to the nature of the case, | |
such charge, if any, as the Auditor considers reasonable (but a charge based on time expended by any person shall not be allowed). | |
Note: | |
1. Where a determination is required under this paragraph, the purpose of copying, the number of copies made and the charge claimed shall be shown in the account. | |
2. Copying done other than in the place of business of the solicitor shall be shown as an outlay. | |
7. Certifying or signing a document | 9.75 |
8. Perusing any document, per quarter hour | 39.00 |
9. Lodging in process | |
Each necessary lodging in or uplifting from process; also for each necessary enquiry for documents due to be lodged | 9.75 |
10. Borrowing process | |
Each necessary borrowing of process to include return of same | 9.75 |
11. Extracts | |
Ordering, procuring and examining extracts, interim or otherwise | 39.00 |
12. Correspondence, intimation, etc. | |
(a) Formal letters and intimation | 4.88 |
(b) Letters other than above — per page of 125 words | 19.50 |
(c) Telephone calls except under (d) | 9.75 |
(d) Telephone calls (lengthy) to be treated as attendances or long letters | |
13. Citations | |
Each citation of party or witness including execution thereof | 19.50 |
14. Instructions to officers | |
(a) Instructing officer to serve, execute or intimate various kinds of writs or diligence including the examination of executions | 9.75 |
(b) For each party after the first on whom service or intimation is simultaneously made | 9.75 |
(c) Agency accepting service of any writ | 19.50 |
(d) Reporting diligence | 19.50 |
15. Personal diligence | |
(a) Recording execution of charge | 19.50 |
(b) Procuring fiat | 19.50 |
(c) Instructing apprehension | 19.50 |
(d) Framing state of debt and attendance at settlement | 19.50 |
16. Sales | |
(a) Obtaining warrant to sell | 19.50 |
(b) Instructing auctioneer or officer to conduct sale | 19.50 |
(c) Perusing report of sale | 19.50 |
(d) Reporting sale under poindings or sequestrations or any other judicial sales | 19.50 |
(e) Noting approval of roup roll | 19.50 |
(f) Obtaining warrant to pay | 19.50 |
Paragraph 3(5)(a)
SCHEDULE 6PART I – UNDEFENDED ACTIONS
| £ | |
1. Inclusive fee | |
To include taking instructions, framing summons and statement of claim, obtaining warrant for service, instructing service as necessary by sheriff officer (where appropriate), attendance endorsing minute for and obtaining decree in absence and extract decree | 213.00 |
2. Service | |
(a) Citation by post wheresoever after the first citation, for each party | 17.75 |
(b) Framing and instructing service by advertisement, for each party | 35.50 |
3. Attendance at court | 35.50 |
Paragraph 3(5)(b)
SCHEDULE 7PART III – DEFENDED ACTIONS (COMMENCED ON OR AFTER 10th JUNE 2002)
| £ | |
1. Work before action commences | |
To cover all work of a pre-litigation basis, to include discussions/correspondence with opposing party, exchange of documentation, etc. (not exceeding 1 hour) | 142.00 |
2. Instruction | |
(a) To include taking instructions, framing summons and statement of claim, statement of valuation, obtaining warrant for service, enquiring for and consideration of Response Form (1½ hours) | 213.00 |
(b) Where counterclaim and answers lodged, additional fee (1½ hours) | 213.00 |
(c) If additional defender/third party brought in, additional fee to each original party’s solicitor (1 hour) | 142.00 |
3. Service | |
(a) Citation by post for each party— | |
(i) within the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, or the Republic of Ireland | 17.75 |
(ii) elsewhere | 35.50 |
(b) Instructing service or re-service by sheriff officer including perusing execution of citation and settling sheriff officer’s fee, for each party | 17.75 |
(c) Framing and instructing service by advertisement, for each party | 53.25 |
4. Attendance at first calling | |
(a) To include necessary preparation for and conduct of (each of) such hearings and noting interlocutor (1½ hours) | 213.00 |
(b) Where waiting/hearing exceeds half an hour, per additional quarter hour | 35.50 |
5. Attendance at court | |
Attendance at any hearing except as otherwise specially provided, per half hour | 35.50 |
6. Precognitions | |
Taking and drawing precognitions, per sheet | 71.00 |
Note: | |
Where a skilled witness prepares his or her own precognition or report, the solicitor shall be allowed for perusing it (whether or not in the course of doing so he or she revises or adjusts it), half of the taking and drawing fee per sheet. | |
7. Reports obtained under order of court | |
(a) All work incidental to report | 142.00 |
(b) Additional fee for perusal of report, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
8. Productions | |
(a) For lodging productions, each inventory | 71.00 |
(b) For considering opponent’s productions, each inventory | 35.50 |
9. Affidavits | |
To framing affidavits (where ordered), per sheet | 35.50 |
10. Incidental applications and minutes | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging of any written incidental applications or minute, excluding a minute to recall decree, and initial attendance at court (except as otherwise provided in this Chapter) | |
(i) where opposed | 142.00 |
(ii) where unopposed — including for each party a joint minute or joint incidental application (other than under paragraph 15(b)) | 71.00 |
(iii) where incidental application exceeds half an hour, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) Fee to cover considering opponent’s written incidental application or minute, excluding minute to recall decree, and relative attendance at court— | |
(i) where opposed | 142.00 |
(ii) where unopposed | 71.00 |
(iii) where incidental application exceeds half an hour, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
11. Hearing limitation fee | |
Fee to include work done (except as otherwise specially provided in this Chapter) undertaken with a view to limiting the scope of any hearing, and including the agreement of evidence generally including the exchange of documents, precognitions and expert reports, agreeing any fact, statement or document not in dispute, preparation and lodging of witness list, preparing Schedule of Damages and preparing and lodging joint minute (not exceeding 1 hour) | 142.00 |
12. Procedure preliminary to proof | |
(a) Fee to cover all work preparing proof (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter) | |
(i) if action settled or abandoned not later than 7 days before the diet of proof | 390.50 |
(ii) in any other case | 461.50 |
(b) Fee to cover preparing for adjourned diet and all incidental work as in (a) if diet postponed for more than 6 days, for each additional diet | 142.00 |
(c) Fee for attendance inspecting opponent’s documents, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
13. Conduct of proof | |
(a) Fee to cover conduct of proof or trial and debate on evidence taken at close of proof, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
14. Debate on evidence | |
(a) Where debate on evidence not taken at conclusion of proof, preparing for debate | 106.50 |
(b) Fee for conduct of debate, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(c) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
15. Settlements | |
(a) Judicial tender— | |
(i) fee for preparation and lodging or for consideration of each minute of tender | 142.00 |
(ii) fee on acceptance of tender, to include preparation and lodging or consideration of minute of acceptance and attendance at court when decree granted in terms thereof | 106.50 |
(b) Extra judicial settlement, to include negotiations resulting in settlement, framing or revising joint minute and attendance at court when authority interponed thereto | 248.50 |
(c) Whether or not fees are payable under (a) or (b) above, where additional work has been undertaken with a view to effecting settlement, including offering settlement, although settlement is not agreed, not exceeding | 248.50 |
16. Specification of documents | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging specification and relative incidental application— | |
(i) where incidental application unopposed | 142.00 |
(ii) where incidental application opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) Fee to opponent— | |
(i) where incidental application unopposed | 71.00 |
(ii) where incidental application opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(c) Fee for citation of havers, preparation for and attendance before commissioner at execution of commission— | |
(i) where attendance before commissioner does not exceed one hour | 142.00 |
(ii) for each additional quarter hour after the first hour | 35.50 |
(d) If optional procedure adopted, fee per person upon whom order is served | 35.50 |
(e) Fee for perusal of documents recovered, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
17. Commissions to take evidence – open commissions | |
(a) Fee to solicitor applying for commission to include all work (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter) up to lodging report of commission but excluding attendance at execution of commission | 213.00 |
(b) Fee to opponent | 106.50 |
(c) Fee for attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
18. Appeals | |
(a) Fee to cover instructions, marking of appeal or noting that appeal marked, noting of diet of hearing thereof, perusing Stated Case, framing questions in law and adjustment thereof, including preparation for hearing | 319.50 |
(b) Fee to cover conduct of hearing on adjustments, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(c) Conduct of appeal, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
19. Final procedure | |
(a) Fee to cover settling with witnesses and noting final interlocutor | 159.75 |
(b) Fee to cover drawing of expenses, arranging, intimating and attending diet of taxation and obtaining approval of auditor’s report and where necessary, ordering, procuring and examining extract decree or adjusting account with opponent | 142.00 |
(c) Fee to cover considering opponent’s account of expenses, objections and attendance at hearing on expenses, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
Paragraph 3(5)(c)
SCHEDULE 8PART IIIA – DEFENDED ACTIONS: PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS ONLY (COMMENCED ON OR AFTER 10TH JUNE 2002)
| £ | |
1. Work before action commences | |
To cover all work of a pre-litigation basis, to include discussions/correspondence with opposing party, exchange of documentation, etc. (not exceeding 3 hours) | 426.00 |
2. Instruction | |
(a) To include taking instructions, framing summons and statement of claim, statement of valuation, obtaining warrant for service, enquiring for and consideration of Response Form (not exceeding 3⅛ hours) | 443.75 |
(b) Where counterclaim and answers lodged, additional fee (not exceeding 1½ hours) | 213.00 |
(c) If additional defender/third party brought in, additional fee to each original party’s solicitor (not exceeding 1½ hours) | 213.00 |
3. Service | |
(a) Citation by post for each party— | |
(i) within the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, or the Republic of Ireland | 17.75 |
(ii) elsewhere | 35.50 |
(b) Instructing service or re-service by sheriff officer including perusing execution of citation and settling sheriff officer’s fee, for each party | 17.75 |
(c) Framing and instructing service by advertisement, for each party | 53.25 |
4. Attendance at first calling | |
(a) To include necessary preparation for and conduct of (each of) such hearings and noting interlocutor (2 hours) | 284.00 |
(b) Where waiting/hearing exceeds half an hour, for every extra quarter hour | 35.50 |
5. Attendance at court | |
Attendance at any hearing except, as otherwise specially provided, per half hour | 71.00 |
6. Precognitions | |
Taking and drawing, per sheet | 71.00 |
Note: | |
Where a skilled witness prepares his or her own precognition or report, the solicitor shall be allowed for perusing it (whether or not in the course of doing so he or she revises or adjusts it), half of the taking and drawing fee per sheet. | |
7. Reports obtained under order of court | |
(a) All work incidental to it | 142.00 |
(b) Additional fee for perusal of report, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
8. Productions | |
(a) For lodging productions, each inventory | 71.00 |
(b) For considering opponent’s productions, each inventory | 35.50 |
9. Affidavits | |
To framing affidavits (where ordered), per sheet | 35.50 |
10. Incidental applications and minutes | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging of any written incidental applications or minute, excluding a minute to recall decree, and initial attendance at court (except as otherwise provided in this Chapter)— | |
(i) where opposed | 177.50 |
(ii) where unopposed — including for each party a joint minute or joint incidental application (other than under paragraph 15(b)) | 71.00 |
(iii) where incidental application exceeds half an hour, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) Fee to cover considering opponent’s written incidental application or minute, excluding minute to recall decree, and relative attendance at court— | |
(i) where opposed | 177.50 |
(ii) where unopposed | 71.00 |
(iii) where incidental application exceeds half an hour, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
11. Procedure preliminary to proof | |
(a) Fee to cover all work preparing proof — as follows – exchanging of witness list, documents list, skilled witnesses, reports, consideration of defender’s schedule of damages, citation of witnesses, general preparation for proof (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter) (not exceeding 3 hours)— | |
(i) if action settled or abandoned not later than 7 days before the diet of proof | 585.75 |
(ii) in any other case | 781.00 |
(b) Fee to cover preparing for adjourned diet and all incidental work as in (a) if diet postponed for more than 6 days, for each additional diet | 177.50 |
12. Hearing limitation fee | |
Fee to include work done (except as otherwise specially provided in this Chapter) undertaken with a view to limiting the scope of any hearing and including the agreement of evidence generally, including the agreement of photographs, sketch plans, documents, precognitions and expert reports, agreeing any fact, statement or documents, agreeing Schedule of Damages and preparing and lodging joint minute of admissions (not exceeding 4 hours) | 585.75 |
13. Conduct of proof | |
(a) Fee to cover conduct of proof or trial and debate on evidence taken at close of proof, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
14. Debate on evidence | |
(a) Where debate on evidence not taken at conclusion of proof, preparing for debate | 142.00 |
(b) Fee for conduct of debate, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(c) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
15. Settlements | |
(a) Judicial tender— | |
(i) fee for preparation and lodging or for consideration of each minute of tender | 142.00 |
(ii) fee on acceptance of tender, to include preparation and lodging or consideration of minute of acceptance and attendance at court when decree granted in terms thereof | 106.50 |
(b) Extra judicial settlement, to include negotiations resulting in settlement, framing or revising joint minute and attendance at court when authority interponed thereto | 248.50 |
(c) Whether or not fees are payable under (a) or (b) above, where additional work has been undertaken with a view to effecting settlement, including offering settlement, although settlement is not agreed, not exceeding | 248.50 |
16. Specification of documents | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging specification and relative incidental application— | |
(i) where incidental application unopposed | 142.00 |
(ii) where incidental application opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) Fee to opponent— | |
(i) where incidental application unopposed | 142.00 |
(ii) where incidental application opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(c) Fee for citation of havers, preparation for and attendance before commissioner at execution of commission— | |
(i) where attendance before commissioner does not exceed one hour | 142.00 |
(ii) for each additional quarter hour after the first hour | 35.50 |
(d) If optional procedure adopted, fee per person upon whom order is served | 35.50 |
(e) Fee for perusal of documents recovered, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
17. Commissions to take evidence – open commissions | |
(a) Fee to solicitor applying for commission to include all work (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter) up to lodging report of commission but excluding attendance at execution of commission | 248.00 |
(b) Fee to opponent | 142.00 |
(c) Fee for attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
18. Appeals | |
(a) Fee to cover instructions, marking of appeal or noting that appeal marked, noting of diet of hearing thereof, perusing Stated Case, framing questions in law and adjustment thereof, including preparation for hearing | 390.50 |
(b) If Counsel [or solicitor advocate] employed | 213.00 |
(c) Fee to cover conduct of hearing on adjustments, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(d) Conduct of appeal, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
19. Final procedure | |
(a) Fee to cover settling with witnesses and noting final interlocutor | 213.00 |
(b) Fee to cover drawing of expenses, arranging, intimating and attending diet of taxation and obtaining approval of auditor’s report and where necessary, ordering, procuring and examining extract decree or adjusting account with opponent | 177.50 |
(c) Fee to cover considering opponent’s account of expenses, objections and attendance at hearing on expenses, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
20. Instruction of Counsel or solicitor advocate | |
(a) Fee for instructing counsel or solicitor advocate to attend court | 177.50 |
(b) Fee for attending consultation with counsel or solicitor advocate— | |
(i) where total time engaged does not exceed one hour | 177.50 |
(ii) fee for each additional quarter hour | 35.50 |
Note: | |
Excludes Adjustment, Debate, Amendment, Interrogatories, Process Fee. |
Paragraph 3(5)(d)
SCHEDULE 9PART IIIB – DEFENDED ACTIONS: PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS COMMENCED ON OR AFTER 1ST MARCH 2014
| £ | |
1. Precognition and reports | |
Taking and drawing precognitions, per sheet | 71.00 |
Note: | |
Where a skilled witness prepares his or her own precognition or report, the solicitor shall be allowed, for perusing it (whether or not in the course of doing so he or she revises or adjusts it), half of the taking and drawing fee per sheet. | |
2. Work before action commences | |
All work which the Auditor is satisfied has reasonably been undertaken in contemplation of, or preparatory to the commencement of proceedings (or such lesser sum as in the opinion of the Auditor is justified). | 426.00 |
3. Instruction fee | |
(a) To cover all work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter) from commencement to the lodging of the form of response, including effecting service of summons by post | 284.00 |
(b) Fee for consideration of each additional form of response lodged | 71.00 |
(c) Specification of documents as per Form 10e | 71.00 |
(d) Fee to opponent for considering specification of documents | 71.00 |
(e) Instructing service or re-service by way of sheriff officer including perusing execution of citation and settling sheriff officers’ charges | 71.00 |
(f) If counterclaim lodged, additional fee to each party to include answers | 213.00 |
(g) Arranging commission for recovery of documents including citing havers, instructing commissioner and shorthand writer and preparation for commission | 106.50 |
(h) Fee to opponent where a commission arranged | 71.00 |
(i) Attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(j) If optional procedure adopted, fee per person on whom order is served | 35.50 |
(k) Fee for perusal of documents recovered, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
4. Adjustment fee | |
(a) All work (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter) in connection with adjustment of statement of valuation of claim and/or response thereto including preparing and lodging certified adjusted statement of valuation of claim or response | 266.25 |
(b) All work as above, so far as applicable, where cause settled or disposed of before expiry of adjustment period | 159.75 |
5. Introduction of additional parties | |
Fee (to include necessary amendments) to the pursuer and existing defender to be allowed for each pursuer, defender or third party brought in | 213.00 |
6. Valuation of claim | |
(a) Fee for preparation and lodging of statement of valuation of claim | 213.00 |
(b) Fee for consideration of opponent’s statement of valuation of claim | 106.50 |
(c) Fee for inspection of documents, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
7. Productions | |
(a) Fee for lodging productions, each inventory | 71.00 |
(b) Fee for consideration of opponent’s productions, each inventory | 35.50 |
8. Affidavits | |
Framing affidavits, per sheet | 35.50 |
9. Incidental applications and minutes | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging any written incidental application and minute including a minute for recall of decree, and relative attendance at court (except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter)— | |
(i) where opposed | 177.50 |
(ii) where unopposed – including for each party a joint minute or joint incidental application (other than under paragraph 19(b)) | 71.00 |
(iii) where incidental application exceeds half an hour, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(iv) attendance at continued incidental application, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) Fee for consideration of opponent’s written incidental application or minute and relative attendance at court— | |
(i) where opposed | 177.50 |
(ii) where unopposed | 71.00 |
(iii) where incidental application exceeds half an hour, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(iv) attendance at continued incidental application, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
10. Reports obtained under order of court excluding Auditor’s Report | |
(a) All work incidental to report | 142.00 |
(b) Additional fee for perusal of report, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
11. Specification of documents (if further specification deemed necessary) | |
(a) Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging specification of documents and relevant incidental application— | |
(i) where incidental application unopposed | 142.00 |
(ii) where incidental application opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) Fee to opponent— | |
(i) where incidental application not opposed | 71.00 |
(ii) where incidental application opposed, additional fee per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(c) Fee for arranging commission to recover documents, citing havers, instructing commissioner and shorthand writer and preparation for commission | 142.00 |
(d) Fee to opponent | 71.00 |
(e) Attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(f) If optional procedure adopted, fee per person upon whom order is served | 35.50 |
(g) Fee for perusal of documents recovered under a specification of documents (or by informal means) not otherwise provided for in this Chapter, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
12. Commissions to take evidence – open commissions | |
(a) Fee to solicitor applying for commission to include all work (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter) up to lodging report of commission but excluding attendance at execution of commission | 248.50 |
(b) Fee to opponent | 142.00 |
(c) Fee for attendance at execution of commission, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
13. Hearing limitation fee | |
Fee to include work done (except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Chapter) with a view to limiting the scope of any hearing and including the exchange of documents, precognitions and expert reports, agreeing in fact, statement or document not in dispute and preparing and lodging or considering any joint minute, not exceeding | 248.50 |
14. Preparation for proof | |
(a) Fee to cover all work preparing for proof (except as otherwise specially provided for in this Chapter)— | |
(i) if action settled or abandoned within 7 days of diet of proof | 781.00 |
(ii) in any other case | 568.00 |
(b) Fee to cover preparing for any adjourned diet and all incidental work as in (a) if diet postponed for more than 6 days, each additional diet | 177.50 |
15. Pre-proof conference | |
(a) Fee for arranging pre-proof conference (each occasion) | 71.00 |
(b) Fee preparing for pre-proof conference— | |
(i) where counsel or solicitor advocate not employed | 390.50 |
(ii) where counsel or solicitor advocate employed | 195.25 |
(c) Fee for attending pre-proof conference, per quarter hour— | |
(i) where counsel or solicitor advocate not employed | 35.50 |
(ii) where counsel or solicitor advocate employed | 32.00 |
(d) Joint minute of pre-proof conference | 71.00 |
Note: | |
Where pre-proof conference takes place by telephone or other remote means, the foregoing charges shall apply. | |
16. Conduct of proof | |
(a) Fee to cover conduct of proof or trial, and debate on evidence taken at close of proof, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(b) If counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
(c) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
17. Debate on evidence | |
(a) Where debate on evidence not taken at conclusion of proof, fee preparing for debate | 142.00 |
(b) Fee for conduct of debate, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(c) If counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
(d) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
18. Attendance at court | |
Attendance at any hearing except as otherwise specially provided | 71.00 |
19. Settlements | |
(a) Settlement by judicial tender— | |
(i) fee for preparation and lodging or for consideration of each minute of tender | 142.00 |
(ii) fee on acceptance of tender to include preparation and lodging or consideration of minute of acceptance of tender and attendance at court when decree granted in terms thereof | 106.50 |
(b) Extra-judicial settlement, to include negotiations resulting in settlement, framing or revising joint minute and attendance at court when authority interponed thereto | 248.50 |
(c) Whether or not fees payable under (a) or (b) above, where additional work has been undertaken with a view to effecting settlement, including offering settlement, although settlement not agreed, not exceeding | 248.50 |
20. Final procedure | |
(a) If case proceeds to proof or is settled within 14 days before the diet of proof, fee to cover settling with witnesses and enquiring for cause at avizandum and noting final interlocutor | 195.25 |
(b) In any other case | 88.75 |
21. Copying | |
For the copying of papers by whatever means, if the Auditor determines (either or both) that— | |
(a) the copying had to be done in circumstances which were in some way exceptional; | |
(b) the papers which required to be copied were unusually numerous having regard to the nature of the case, | |
such charge, if any, as the Auditor considers reasonable (but a charge based on the time expended by any person shall not be allowed). | |
Note: | |
1. Where a determination is required under this paragraph, the purpose of the copying, the number of copies made and the charge claimed shall be shown in the account. | |
2. Copying done other than in the place of business of the solicitor shall be shown as an outlay. | |
22. Appeals | |
(a) Fee to cover instructions, marking of appeal or noting that appeal marked, noting of diet of hearing thereof, perusing Stated Case and all work re adjustment thereof, including preparation for hearing | 390.50 |
(b) Conduct of appeal, per quarter hour | 35.50 |
(c) If counsel or solicitor advocate employed, fee to solicitor appearing with counsel or solicitor advocate, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
(d) Waiting time, per quarter hour | 32.00 |
23. Instruction of counsel or solicitor advocate | |
(a) Fee for instructing counsel or solicitor advocate to attend court | 177.50 |
(b) Fee for attending consultation with counsel or solicitor advocate— | |
(i) Where total time engaged does not exceed one hour | 177.50 |
(ii) Fee for each additional quarter hour | 35.50 |
24. Accounts of Expenses | |
Preparation of judicial account of expenses to include production of vouchers and adjustment thereof | 177.50 |
25. Ordering and procuring extract | 35.50 |