The Sheriff Appeal Court Fees Order 2015

Article 2(1)(a)

SCHEDULE 1 TABLE OF FEES

Payable from 1st January 2016

Column 1	Column 2
(Matters)	(Fee Payable) £
1. Lodging or opposing a motion.	47
2. Fixing a hearing date.	53
3. Lodging an appeal in a cause other than a summary cause; lodging an application under section 69 or 71 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.	111
4. Hearing fee per day or part thereof (bench of 1). (NOTE: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing.)	223
5. Hearing fee per day or part thereof (bench of 3 or more). (NOTE: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing.)	557
6. Copying of—
(a) each document, up to 10 pages;	6
(b) each further page or part thereof;	0.5
(c) each document in electronic form.	6
7. Any search of records or archives, per 30 minutes or part thereof.	11
In addition, correspondence fee where applicable.	11
8. Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings remitted to the auditor of court for taxation—
(a) lodging account for taxation; (b) taxing accounts of expenses etc.—	42
(i) up to £400; (ii) for every additional £100 or part thereof.	20 5
(NOTE: Fee to be determined by auditor of court on amount of account as submitted.)
(c) cancellation of diet of taxation—
(i) where written notice of cancellation received from receiving party after 4.00 pm on the fourth working day before the day of diet of taxation;	50% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph
(ii) where written notice of cancellation received from receiving party after 4.00 pm on the second working day before the day of the diet of taxation.	75% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph

Article 2(1)(b)

SCHEDULE 2 TABLE OF FEES

Payable from 1st April 2016

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
(Matters)	(Fee Payable) £	(Fee Formerly Payable)(1) £
1. Lodging or opposing a motion.	48	47
2. Fixing a hearing date.	54	53
3. Lodging an appeal in a cause other than a summary cause; lodging an application under section 69 or 71 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.	113	111
4. Hearing fee per day or part thereof (bench of 1). (NOTE: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing.)	227	223
5. Hearing fee per day or part thereof (bench of 3 or more). (NOTE: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing.)	568	557
6. Copying of—
(a) each document, up to 10 pages;	6	6
(b) each further page or part thereof;	0.5	0.5
(c) each document in electronic form.	6	6
7. Any search of records or archives, per 30 minutes or part thereof.	12	11
In addition, correspondence fee where applicable.	12	11
8. Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings remitted to the auditor of court for taxation—
(a) lodging account for taxation;	43	42
(b) taxing accounts of expenses etc.—
(i) up to £400;	20	20
(ii) for every additional £100 or part thereof.	5	5
(NOTE: Fee to be determined by auditor of court on amount of account as submitted.)
(c) cancellation of diet of taxation—
(i) where written notice of cancellation received from receiving party after 4.00 pm on the fourth working day before the day of diet of taxation;	50% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph	50% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph
(ii) where written notice of cancellation received from receiving party after 4.00 pm on the second working day before the day of the diet of taxation.	75% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph	75% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph

Article 2(1)(c)

SCHEDULE 3 TABLE OF FEES

Payable from 1st April 2017

Column 1 (Matters)	Column 2 (Fee Payable) £	Column 3 (Fee Formerly Payable)(2) £
1. Lodging or opposing a motion.	49	48
2. Fixing a hearing date.	55	54
3. Lodging an appeal in a cause other than a summary cause; lodging an application under section 69 or 71 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.	115	113
4. Hearing fee per day or part thereof (bench of 1). (NOTE: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing.)	232	227
5. Hearing fee per day or part thereof (bench of 3 or more). (NOTE: This fee does not apply to the first 30 minutes of the hearing.)	579	568
6. Copying of—
(a) each document, up to 10 pages;	6	6
(b) each further page or part thereof;	0.5	0.5
(c) each document in electronic form.	6	6
7. Any search of records or archives, per 30 minutes or part thereof.	12	12
In addition, correspondence fee where applicable.	12	12
8. Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings remitted to the auditor of court for taxation—
(a) lodging account for taxation;	44	43
(b) taxing accounts of expenses etc.—
(i) up to £400;	20	20
(ii) for every additional £100 or part thereof.	5	5
(NOTE: Fee to be determined by auditor of court on amount of account as submitted.)
(c) cancellation of diet of taxation—
(i) where written notice of cancellation received from receiving party after 4.00 pm on the fourth working day before the day of diet of taxation;	50% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph	50% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph
(ii) where written notice of cancellation received from receiving party after 4.00 pm on the second working day before the day of the diet of taxation.	75% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph	75% of fee that would have been payable under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph

(1)

Column 3 shows the fees which were payable by virtue of Schedule 1 to this Order immediately before the coming into force of this Schedule.

(2)

Column 3 shows the fees which were payable by virtue of Schedule 2 to this Order immediately before the coming into force of this Schedule.