2015 No. 261
The Court of Session etc. Fees Order 2015
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 107(1) and (2) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 20141 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and effect1
1
This Order may be cited as the Court of Session etc. Fees Order 2015 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), comes into force on 22nd September 2015.
2
Article 3(2)(b) and Schedule 2 come into force, and article 3(2)(a) and Schedule 1 cease to have effect, on 1st April 2016.
3
Article 3(2)(c) and Schedule 3 come into force, and article 3(2)(b) and Schedule 2 cease to have effect, on 1st April 2017.
Interpretation2
1
In this Order—
“Office of Court” has the same meaning as in Rule 3.1 of the Rules of Court;
“partner” means a person to whom a person is married, or with whom the person is registered as a civil partner in terms of sections 1(1), 85(1) or 137(1) of the Civil Partnership Act 20042;
“Rules of Court” mean the Rules of the Court of Session 19943;
“Table of Fees” means the Table of Fees in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to this Order.
2
For the purposes of any reference in this Order to a party—
a
except in relation to a special case, a set of persons with the same interest, for whom one and the same first paper is or has been lodged, is to be treated as a single party; and
b
in relation to a special case, each person or set of persons who appear as one of the separate parties to the case is to be treated as a party.
Fees payable in the Court of Session etc.3
1
This Order makes provision for the fees payable in the Office of Court, the office of the Accountant of Court and the office of the Auditor of the Court of Session.
2
Subject to paragraph (4) and articles 4 to 6—
a
the fees payable in respect of the matters specified in column 1 of the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 (table of fees payable from 22nd September 2015) are the fees specified in relation to those matters in column 2 of that Table;
b
the fees payable in respect of the matters specified in column 1 of the Table of Fees in Schedule 2 (table of fees payable from 1st April 2016) are the fees specified in relation to those matters in column 2 of that Table; and
c
the fees payable in respect of the matters specified in column 1 of the Table of Fees in Schedule 3 (table of fees payable from 1st April 2017) are the fees specified in relation to those matters in column 2 of that Table.
3
The fees payable under this Order are to be paid—
a
in relation to the Office of Court, to the Principal Clerk of Session or any officer acting for the Principal Clerk of Session;
b
in relation to the office of the Accountant of Court, to the Accountant of Court or any officer acting for the Accountant of Court; and
c
in relation to the office of the Auditor of the Court of Session, to the Auditor of the Court of Session, or any officer acting for the Auditor of the Court of Session.
4
The fees provided for by this Order are not payable by the Crown in the enforcement of the criminal law or in the exercise of powers or the performance of duties arising out of or relating to that enforcement.
5
No act is required of any officer or person specified in paragraph (3) in connection with a matter specified in relation to any fee prior to—
a
the payment of that fee; or
b
an arrangement being entered into for payment of that fee.
Exemption of certain persons from fees4
1
A fee provided for by this Order is not payable by a person if paragraph (2) or (3) applies.
2
This paragraph applies where the person is a debtor in connection with any proceedings under the Debtors (Scotland) Act 19874.
3
This paragraph applies where—
a
the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of income support under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19925;
b
the person is in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 19956;
c
the person is in receipt of universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 20127;
d
the person is in receipt of civil legal aid within the meaning of section 13(2) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 19868 in respect of the matter in the Table of Fees in connection with which the fee is payable;
e
the fee is payable in connection with a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application and the person is in receipt of advice and assistance from a solicitor under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 in respect of that application;
f
the person’s solicitor is undertaking work in relation to the matter in the Table of Fees in connection with which the fee is payable on the basis of any regulations made under section 36 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 providing for legal aid in a matter of special urgency;
g
the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act 20029;
h
the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of working tax credit, provided that—
i
child tax credit is being paid to the party, or otherwise following a claim for child tax credit made jointly by the members of a couple (as defined in section 3(5A) of the Tax Credits Act 200210) which includes the party; or
ii
there is a disability element or severe disability element (or both) to the tax credit received by the party;
and that the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of the working tax credit is £16,642 or less; or
i
the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of income-related employment and support allowance under the Welfare Reform Act 200711.
Exemption of certain motions from fees5
1
This article applies to motions which are enrolled in the process of the cause or made orally at the bar in accordance with rule 23.2 of the Rules of Court (enrolment of motions).
2
The fees specified in items B21 and C17 of the Table of Fees are not payable in respect of motions which operate solely so as to activate further steps of procedure and any opposition to such motions.
3
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2) above, a motion which is exempt from the payment of fees includes a motion under any of the following rules of the Rules of Court—
a
rule 19.1 (decrees in absence);
b
rule 22.3(5)(a) (closing record);
c
rule 36.13 (death, disability, retiral, etc. of Lord Ordinary);
d
rules 37.1(2)(b), 37.1(6) and 37.1(7) (applications for jury trial);
e
rule 37.10 (application of verdicts); and
f
rule 38.17(1) (amendment of pleadings in reclaiming motion).
Calculation of certain fees payable6
1
Subject to article 5, the fees specified in items B21 and C17 of the Table of Fees are payable in addition to those fees which are specified in items B2, B6 and C5 of the Table of Fees.
2
The fees specified in items B21 and C17 of the Table of Fees are not payable in addition to those fees which are specified in items B9, B10 and B13 and C9 of the Table of Fees.
Revocations7
The instruments listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 4 are revoked to the extent described in column 3 of that table.
SCHEDULE 1TABLE OF FEES
Column 1 (Matters) | Column 2 (Fee payable) £ | Column 3 (Fee formerly Payable)12 £ |
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PART I – FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT | ||
A. SIGNETING | ||
Signeting of any writ or summons if attendance is necessary outwith normal office hours. | 123 | 118 |
B. GENERAL DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Appeal, application for leave to appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than a family action, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House (to include signeting in normal office hours). | 210 | 202 |
2. Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a cause or proceeding, other than a family action. | 210 | 202 |
3. Writ by which a family action is originated (other than a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application) – inclusive fee (to include signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, a duplicate thereof). | 163 | 157 |
4. Simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table). | 123 | 118 |
Column 1 (Matters) | Column 2 (Fee payable) £ | Column 3 (Fee formerly Payable) £ |
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5. In relation to a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application, citation of any persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of the Rules of Court, or intimation to any person or persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of those Rules, where such intimation is required. | £11 plus messenger at arms fee to serve document | £11 plus messenger at arms fee to serve document |
6. Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment of or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a family action. | 163 | 157 |
7. Initial lodging of affidavits in a family action where proof by affidavit evidence has been allowed. | 70 | 67 |
8. Special case— | ||
for each party; | 105 | 101 |
maximum fee payable (per case). | 426 | 410 |
9. Application by minute or motion for variation of an order in a family action. | 35 | 34 |
10. Answers or opposition to an application under item B9 of this Table. | 35 | 34 |
11. Letter of request to a foreign court. | 53 | 51 |
12. Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding - payable on receipt of instruments for issue of precept. | 292 | 281 |
13. Reclaiming motion - payable by party enrolling motion. | 210 | 202 |
14. Closed record – payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined. | 105 | 101 |
15. Allowing proof, etc. - payable by each party on diet of proof, jury trial, procedure roll or summar roll hearing being allowed. | 58 | 56 |
16. Court hearing (in normal hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing of a motion. | 94 | 90 |
17. Court hearing (in normal hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing on the single bills. | 234 | 225 |
18. Court hearing (out of hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 113 | 108 |
19. Court hearing (out of hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 281 | 270 |
20. Cancellation of court hearing before 3 or more judges, by a party or parties, within 28 days of court hearing date – fee payable is shared equally between the parties. | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned |
21. Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion. | 53 | 51 |
C. PETITION DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Petition of whatever nature presented to the Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 or C4 of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgment under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 198213. | 210 | 202 |
2. Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours. | 123 | 118 |
3. Petition to be admitted as a notary public— | ||
for each applicant | 158 | 152 |
4. Petition to be admitted as a solicitor— | ||
for each applicant | 158 | 152 |
5. Answers, objection or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this Table applies. | 210 | 202 |
6. Caveat. | 47 | 45 |
7. No fee. | - | 5114 |
8. Registering official copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland. | 18 | 17 |
9. Reclaiming motion – payable by party enrolling motion. | 210 | 202 |
10. Closed record – payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, when no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined. | 105 | 101 |
11. Allowing proof, etc. – payable by each party on diet of proof, procedure roll, summar roll or judicial review hearing being allowed. | 58 | 56 |
12. Court hearing (in normal hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing of a motion. | 94 | 90 |
13. Court hearing (in normal hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing on the single bills. | 234 | 225 |
14. Court hearing (out of hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 113 | 108 |
15. Court hearing (out of hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 281 | 270 |
16. Cancellation of court hearing before 3 or more judges, by a party or parties, within 28 days of court hearing date – fee payable is shared equally between parties. | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned |
17. Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion. | 53 | 51 |
18. Lodging of notice of appointment or intention to appoint an administrator out of court under the Insolvency Act 198615. | 210 | 202 |
D. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS | ||
Appeal – inclusive fee. | 210 | 202 |
E. ELECTION COURT | ||
1. Parliamentary election petition. | 210 | 202 |
2. Statement of matters. | 18 | 17 |
3. Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court. | 53 | 51 |
4. Certificate of judgment. | 53 | 51 |
F. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT | ||
1. Appeal - inclusive fee. | 210 | 202 |
2. Answers - inclusive fee. | 210 | 202 |
G. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, whether in absence or otherwise. | 58 | 56 |
2. Extract of admission as a solicitor. | 53 | 51 |
3. Extract of protestation. | 53 | 51 |
4. Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982. | 53 | 51 |
5. Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage or civil partnership including— | 29 | 2816 |
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6. Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees – per sheet or part thereof. | 29 | 28 |
7. Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise. | 29 | 28 |
8. Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 197017. | 53 | 51 |
PART II – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT | ||
H. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT | ||
I. In Factories | ||
1. Registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution. | 22 | 21 |
2. Examining factor’s inventory – 0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed | ||
| 29 | 28 |
| 707 | 680 |
3. Auditing each account, based on estate value— | ||
| 110 | 106 |
| 221 | 212 |
| 551 | 530 |
| 828 | 796 |
| 1,104 | 1,061 |
4. Reporting with regard to discharge, special powers, other special matters, surplus estate or scheme of division. | 55 | 53 |
5. For certificate under seal. | 17 | 16 |
II. In Consignations | ||
6. Lodging consignation. | 31 | 30 |
7. Producing or delivering up consignation, based on consignation value— | ||
| No charge | No charge |
| 31 | 30 |
| No charge | No charge |
| 52 | 50 |
PART III – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION | ||
I. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION | ||
1. Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation— | ||
| 42 | 39 |
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| 20 | 20 |
| 5 | 5 |
Note: fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted. | ||
2. Fee for assessing account remitted to the Auditor to determine whether an additional fee should be paid. | 281 | 270 |
3. Fee for cancellation of diet of taxation— | ||
| 50% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table | 50% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table |
| 75% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table | 75% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table |
PART IV – FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES | ||
J. MISCELLANEOUS | ||
1. Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the Supreme Court. | 210 | 202 |
2. Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary). | 18 | 17 |
3. Recording, extracting, engrossing or copying- all documents (exclusive of search fee)— | ||
| 6 | 5 |
| 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 6 | 5 |
4. Any search of records or archives, per 30 minutes or part thereof. | 11 | -18 |
In addition, correspondence fee where applicable. | 11 | 11 |
5. Captions— | ||
| 11 | 11 |
| 11 | 11 |
6. Change of party name where more than 10 cases are registered – per case. | 2 | 2 |
SCHEDULE 2TABLE OF FEES
Column 1 (Matters) | Column 2 (Fee payable) £ | Column 3 (Fee formerly Payable)19 £ |
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PART I – FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT | ||
A. SIGNETING | ||
Signeting of any writ or summons if attendance is necessary outwith normal office hours. | 125 | 123 |
B. GENERAL DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Appeal, application for leave to appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than a family action, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House (to include signeting in normal office hours). | 214 | 210 |
2. Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a cause or proceeding, other than a family action. | 214 | 210 |
3. Writ by which a family action is originated (other than a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application) – inclusive fee (to include signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, a duplicate thereof). | 166 | 163 |
4. Simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table). | 125 | 123 |
Column 1 (Matters) | Column 2 (Fee payable) £ | Column 3 (Fee formerly Payable) £ |
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5. In relation to a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application, citation of any persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of the Rules of Court, or intimation to any person or persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of those Rules, where such intimation is required. | £12 plus messenger at arms fee to serve document | £11 plus messenger at arms fee to serve document |
6. Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment of or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a family action. | 166 | 163 |
7. Initial lodging of affidavits in a family action where proof by affidavit evidence has been allowed. | 71 | 70 |
8. Special case— | ||
for each party; | 107 | 105 |
maximum fee payable (per case). | 435 | 426 |
9. Application by minute or motion for variation of an order in a family action. | 36 | 35 |
10. Answers or opposition to an application under item B9 of this Table. | 36 | 35 |
11. Letter of request to a foreign court. | 54 | 53 |
12. Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding - payable on receipt of instruments for issue of precept. | 298 | 292 |
13. Reclaiming motion - payable by party enrolling motion. | 214 | 210 |
14. Closed record – payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined. | 107 | 105 |
15. Allowing proof, etc. - payable by each party on diet of proof, jury trial, procedure roll or summar roll hearing being allowed. | 59 | 58 |
16. Court hearing (in normal hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing of a motion. | 96 | 94 |
17. Court hearing (in normal hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing on the single bills. | 239 | 234 |
18. Court hearing (out of hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 115 | 113 |
19. Court hearing (out of hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 287 | 281 |
20. Cancellation of court hearing before 3 or more judges, by a party or parties, within 28 days of court hearing date – fee payable is shared equally between the parties. | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned |
21. Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion. | 54 | 53 |
C. PETITION DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Petition of whatever nature presented to the Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 or C4 of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgment under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982. | 214 | 210 |
2. Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours. | 125 | 123 |
3. Petition to be admitted as a notary public— | ||
for each applicant | 161 | 158 |
4. Petition to be admitted as a solicitor— | ||
for each applicant | 161 | 158 |
5. Answers, objection or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this Table applies. | 214 | 210 |
6. Caveat. | 48 | 47 |
7. No fee. | - | - |
8. Registering official copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland. | 18 | 18 |
9. Reclaiming motion – payable by party enrolling motion. | 214 | 210 |
10. Closed record – payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, when no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined. | 107 | 105 |
11. Allowing proof, etc. – payable by each party on diet of proof, procedure roll, summar roll or judicial review hearing being allowed. | 59 | 58 |
12. Court hearing (in normal hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing of a motion. | 96 | 94 |
13. Court hearing (in normal hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing on the single bills. | 239 | 234 |
14. Court hearing (out of hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 115 | 113 |
15. Court hearing (out of hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 287 | 281 |
16. Cancellation of court hearing before 3 or more judges, by a party or parties, within 28 days of court hearing date – fee payable is shared equally between parties. | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned |
17. Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion. | 54 | 53 |
18. Lodging of notice of appointment or intention to appoint an administrator out of court under the Insolvency Act 198620. | 214 | 210 |
D. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS | ||
Appeal – inclusive fee. | 214 | 210 |
E. ELECTION COURT | ||
1. Parliamentary election petition. | 214 | 210 |
2. Statement of matters. | 18 | 18 |
3. Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court. | 54 | 53 |
4. Certificate of judgment. | 54 | 53 |
F. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT | ||
1. Appeal - inclusive fee. | 214 | 210 |
2. Answers - inclusive fee. | 214 | 210 |
G. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, whether in absence or otherwise. | 59 | 58 |
2. Extract of admission as a solicitor. | 54 | 53 |
3. Extract of protestation. | 54 | 53 |
4. Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982. | 54 | 53 |
5. Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage or civil partnership including— | 30 | 29 |
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6. Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees – per sheet or part thereof. | 30 | 29 |
7. Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise. | 30 | 29 |
8. Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970. | 54 | 53 |
PART II – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT | ||
H. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT | ||
I. In Factories | ||
1. Registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution. | 22 | 22 |
2. Examining factor’s inventory – 0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed | ||
| 30 | 29 |
| 721 | 707 |
3. Auditing each account, based on estate value— | ||
| 112 | 110 |
| 225 | 221 |
| 562 | 551 |
| 845 | 828 |
| 1,126 | 1,104 |
4. Reporting with regard to discharge, special powers, other special matters, surplus estate or scheme of division. | 56 | 55 |
5. For certificate under seal. | 17 | 17 |
II. In Consignations | ||
6. Lodging consignation. | 32 | 31 |
7. Producing or delivering up consignation, based on consignation value— | ||
| No charge | No charge |
| 32 | 31 |
| No charge | No charge |
| 53 | 52 |
PART III – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION | ||
I. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION | ||
1. Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation— | ||
| 43 | 42 |
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| 20 | 20 |
| 5 | 5 |
Note: fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted. | ||
2. Fee for assessing account remitted to the Auditor to determine whether an additional fee should be paid. | 287 | 281 |
3. Fee for cancellation of diet of taxation— | ||
| 50% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table | 50% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table |
| 75% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table | 75% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table |
PART IV – FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES | ||
J. MISCELLANEOUS | ||
1. Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the Supreme Court. | 214 | 210 |
2. Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary). | 18 | 18 |
3. Recording, extracting, engrossing or copying- all documents (exclusive of search fee)— | ||
| 6 | 6 |
| 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 6 | 6 |
4. Any search of records or archives, per 30 minutes or part thereof. | 12 | 11 |
In addition, correspondence fee where applicable. | 12 | 11 |
5. Captions— | ||
| 12 | 11 |
| 12 | 11 |
6. Change of party name where more than 10 cases are registered – per case. | 2 | 2 |
SCHEDULE 3TABLE OF FEES
Column 1 (Matters) | Column 2 (Fee payable) £ | Column 3 (Fee formerly Payable)21 £ |
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PART I – FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT | ||
A. SIGNETING | ||
Signeting of any writ or summons if attendance is necessary outwith normal office hours. | 127 | 125 |
B. GENERAL DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Appeal, application for leave to appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than a family action, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House (to include signeting in normal office hours). | 218 | 214 |
2. Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a cause or proceeding, other than a family action. | 218 | 214 |
3. Writ by which a family action is originated (other than a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application) – inclusive fee (to include signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, a duplicate thereof). | 169 | 166 |
4. Simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table). | 127 | 125 |
Column 1 (Matters) | Column 2 (Fee payable) £ | Column 3 (Fee formerly Payable) £ |
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5. In relation to a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application, citation of any persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of the Rules of Court, or intimation to any person or persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of those Rules, where such intimation is required. | £12 plus messenger at arms fee to serve document | £12 plus messenger at arms fee to serve document |
6. Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment of or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a family action. | 169 | 166 |
7. Initial lodging of affidavits in a family action where proof by affidavit evidence has been allowed. | 72 | 71 |
8. Special case— | ||
for each party; | 109 | 107 |
maximum fee payable (per case). | 444 | 435 |
9. Application by minute or motion for variation of an order in a family action. | 37 | 36 |
10. Answers or opposition to an application under item B9 of this Table. | 37 | 36 |
11. Letter of request to a foreign court. | 55 | 54 |
12. Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding - payable on receipt of instruments for issue of precept. | 304 | 298 |
13. Reclaiming motion - payable by party enrolling motion. | 218 | 214 |
14. Closed record – payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined. | 109 | 107 |
15. Allowing proof, etc. - payable by each party on diet of proof, jury trial, procedure roll or summar roll hearing being allowed. | 60 | 59 |
16. Court hearing (in normal hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing of a motion. | 98 | 96 |
17. Court hearing (in normal hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing on the single bills. | 244 | 239 |
18. Court hearing (out of hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 117 | 115 |
19. Court hearing (out of hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 293 | 287 |
20. Cancellation of court hearing before 3 or more judges, by a party or parties, within 28 days of court hearing date – fee payable is shared equally between the parties. | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned |
21. Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion. | 55 | 54 |
C. PETITION DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Petition of whatever nature presented to the Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 or C4 of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgment under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982. | 218 | 214 |
2. Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours. | 127 | 125 |
3. Petition to be admitted as a notary public— | ||
for each applicant | 164 | 161 |
4. Petition to be admitted as a solicitor— | ||
for each applicant | 164 | 161 |
5. Answers, objection or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this Table applies. | 218 | 214 |
6. Caveat. | 49 | 48 |
7. No fee. | - | - |
8. Registering official copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland. | 18 | 18 |
9. Reclaiming motion – payable by party enrolling motion. | 218 | 214 |
10. Closed record – payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, when no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined. | 109 | 107 |
11. Allowing proof, etc. – payable by each party on diet of proof, procedure roll, summar roll or judicial review hearing being allowed. | 60 | 59 |
12. Court hearing (in normal hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing of a motion. | 98 | 96 |
13. Court hearing (in normal hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. Note: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing on the single bills. | 244 | 239 |
14. Court hearing (out of hours) before a single judge – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 117 | 115 |
15. Court hearing (out of hours) before 3 or more judges – payable by each party for every 30 minutes or part thereof. | 293 | 287 |
16. Cancellation of court hearing before 3 or more judges, by a party or parties, within 28 days of court hearing date – fee payable is shared equally between parties. | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned | 50% of fee that would have been payable under this Table had the court hearing taken place as planned |
17. Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion. | 55 | 54 |
18. Lodging of notice of appointment or intention to appoint an administrator out of court under the Insolvency Act 198622. | 218 | 214 |
D. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS | ||
Appeal – inclusive fee. | 218 | 214 |
E. ELECTION COURT | ||
1. Parliamentary election petition. | 218 | 214 |
2. Statement of matters. | 18 | 18 |
3. Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court. | 55 | 54 |
4. Certificate of judgment. | 55 | 54 |
F. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT | ||
1. Appeal - inclusive fee. | 218 | 214 |
2. Answers - inclusive fee. | 218 | 214 |
G. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT | ||
1. Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, whether in absence or otherwise. | 60 | 59 |
2. Extract of admission as a solicitor. | 55 | 54 |
3. Extract of protestation. | 55 | 54 |
4. Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982. | 55 | 54 |
5. Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage or civil partnership including— | 31 | 30 |
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6. Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees – per sheet or part thereof. | 31 | 30 |
7. Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise. | 31 | 30 |
8. Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970. | 55 | 54 |
PART II – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT | ||
H. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT | ||
I. In Factories | ||
1. Registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution. | 23 | 22 |
2. Examining factor’s inventory – 0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed | ||
| 31 | 30 |
| 735 | 721 |
3. Auditing each account, based on estate value— | ||
| 114 | 112 |
| 230 | 225 |
| 573 | 562 |
| 862 | 845 |
| 1,149 | 1,126 |
4. Reporting with regard to discharge, special powers, other special matters, surplus estate or scheme of division. | 57 | 56 |
5. For certificate under seal. | 17 | 17 |
II. In Consignations | ||
6. Lodging consignation. | 33 | 32 |
7. Producing or delivering up consignation, based on consignation value— | ||
| No charge | No charge |
| 33 | 32 |
| No charge | No charge |
| 54 | 53 |
PART III – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION | ||
I. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION | ||
1. Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation— | ||
| 44 | 43 |
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| 20 | 20 |
| 5 | 5 |
Note: fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted. | ||
2. Fee for assessing account remitted to the Auditor to determine whether an additional fee should be paid. | 293 | 287 |
3. Fee for cancellation of diet of taxation— | ||
| 50% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table | 50% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table |
| 75% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table | 75% of fee that would be payable under item I1(b) of this Table |
PART IV – FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES | ||
J. MISCELLANEOUS | ||
1. Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the Supreme Court. | 218 | 214 |
2. Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary). | 18 | 18 |
3. Recording, extracting, engrossing or copying- all documents (exclusive of search fee)— | ||
| 6 | 6 |
| 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 6 | 6 |
4. Any search of records or archives, per 30 minutes or part thereof. | 12 | 12 |
In addition, correspondence fee where applicable. | 12 | 12 |
5. Captions— | ||
| 12 | 12 |
| 12 | 12 |
6. Change of party name where more than 10 cases are registered – per case. | 2 | 2 |
SCHEDULE 4Revocations
Column 1 (Instrument) | Column 2 (Citation) | Column 3 (Extent of revocation) |
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The Court of Session etc. Fees Order 1997 | The whole instrument | |
The Court of Session Fees etc. Amendment Order 1999 | The whole instrument | |
The Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 2002 | The whole instrument | |
The Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 2007 | The whole instrument | |
The Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 2008 | The whole instrument | |
The Court of Session Fees etc. Amendment Order 2009 | The whole instrument | |
The Court of Session Fees etc. Amendment Order 2012 | The whole instrument | |
The Court Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Scotland Order 2012 | The whole instrument | |
The Welfare Reform (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 | Regulation 11 |
(This note is not part of the Order)