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Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No.2) (Solicitors' Fees) 1989

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1.  In any undefended action of divorce or separation where—

(a)the facts set out in section 1(2)(a) (adultery) or 1(2)(b) (unreasonable behaviour) of the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 (“the 1976 Act”) are relied upon; and

(b)there are no conclusions relating to any ancillary matters; and

(c)the pursuer seeks to prove those facts by means of affidavits,

the pursuer’s solicitor may in respect of the work specified in column 1 of Table A charge, in a case where he is an Edinburgh solicitor acting alone, the inclusive fee specified in respect of that work in column 2 of that Table, and in any other case, the inclusive fee specified in respect of that work in column 3 of that Table.

TABLE A

Column 1Column 2Column 3>
Work doneInclusive fee Edinburgh solicitors onlyInclusive fee Edinburgh solicitors and solicitors outside Edinburgh
1. All work to and including calling of the summons£182.50£208.50
2. All work from calling to and ncluding swearing affidavits£130.00£156.50
3. All work from swearing affidavits to and including sending extract decree£ 40.00£ 58.50
4. All work to and including sending extract decree£352.50£423.50
Add session feeof 7½%of 10 %

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