Act of Sederunt (Taxation of Judicial Expenses Rules) 2019

Rule 3.3(2)(a)

SCHEDULE 1 TABLE OF DETAILED CHARGES

		Units
Time charges
1.	Time engaged by solicitor, except as otherwise specifically provided, in preparing for or conducting any hearing; attendance at any hearing (including waiting time), consultation with counsel, or meeting; or perusing documents, per 6 minutes (or such other sum as in the opinion of the Auditor is justified)	1
2.	Time engaged by clerk, one-half of above
Documents
3.	Drafting—
	(a) affidavits and (where ordered by the court) witness summaries and witness statements, per 250 words	2.5
	(b) formal documents	0.75
	(c) other documents, per 250 words	1.25
4.	Perusal of a precognition or report prepared by a skilled person, per 250 words	0.75
5.	Reviewing documents prepared by counsel where counsel’s fee for preparing same is allowed as an outlay, per 1250 words	0.75
6.	Certifying or signing a document	0.75
Communications
7.	Formal written communications	0.5
8.	Other written communications, per 125 words	1.25
9.	Lengthy telephone calls, to be charged at attendance rate
10.	Other telephone calls	0.75
The process
11.	Making up and lodging process	1.25
12.	Each necessary lodging in process, uplifting and borrowing from process and return of borrowed item	1.25
Citation and service
13.	Each citation of party, witness or haver, to include completion of all associated forms and certificate of citation	1.25
14.	Instructing officers to serve, execute or intimate any document, including examining execution and settling fee	1.25
15.	Accepting service	1.25