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(Matters) | (Fee payable) | (Fee formerly payable) |
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PART I—FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT |
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A. SIGNETING |
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Signeting of any writ or summons, if attendance is necessary outwith the normal office hours | £55.00 | £52.00 |
B. GENERAL DEPARTMENT |
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1Appeal, 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— fee (to comprehend signeting in normal office hours and all work up to closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, the determination of the mode of enquiry but excluding items B17 and B18 of this Table)
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
2Defences, 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
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
3Writ by which a family action is originated (other than a simplified divorce application)— inclusive fee (to comprehend 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, of a duplicate thereof)
| £70.00 | £70.00 |
4Simplified divorce application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table)
| £55.00 | £55.00 |
5In relation to a simplified divorce application, citation of any person under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) as applied by rule 49.76, of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994, 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 by the court
| £36.00 | £36.00 |
6Defences, 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
| £70.00 | £70.00 |
6AFee for initial lodging of affidavits in a family action where proof by affidavit evidence has been allowed
| £30.00 | £30.00 |
| £47.00 | £44.50 |
| £187.00 | £178.00 |
8Application by Minute or Motion for variation of an order in a family action
| £17.00 | £17.00 |
8AAnswers or opposition to an application under item B8 of this Table
| £17.00 | £17.00 |
9Letter of request to a foreign court
| £23.00 | £22.00 |
10Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding— payable on receipt of instructions for issue of precept
| £131.00 | £125.00 |
11Reclaiming motion— fee payable by party enrolling motion
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
12Closed record— fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined
| £47.00 | £44.50 |
13Fixing proof— fee payable by each party on diet of proof or jury trial being fixed
| £24.00 | £23.00 |
14Proof, Procedure Roll, Summar Roll— fee payable by each party appearing at the proof or hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
15Jury Trial— fee payable by each party appearing at the trial for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
16Hearing other than items B14, B15, B17 and B18 of this Table— fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
17Motion Roll hearing— fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing after first 30 minutes — for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
18Hearing out of hours— fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £24.00 | £23.00 |
C. PETITION DEPARTMENT |
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1Petition of whatever nature presented to Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 or C3A 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
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
2Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours
| £55.00 | £52.00 |
3Petition to be admitted as a notary public:
| £69.00 | £66.00 |
3APetition to be admitted as a solicitor:
| £69.00 | £66.00 |
4Answers, objections 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
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
| £23.00 | £22.00 |
| £23.00 | £22.00 |
7Registering office copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
8Authentication by judge of act of warrant in terms of section 70 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
9Issue of an abbreviate in sequestration
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
10Reclaiming motion— fee payable by party enrolling motion
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
11Closed record— fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, when no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined
| £47.00 | £44.50 |
12Fixing proof— fee payable by each party on diet of proof being fixed
| £24.00 | £23.00 |
13Application by Minute or Motion for variation of an order in a petition for custody, aliment or access
| £18.00 | £17.00 |
14Answers or opposition to a motion under item C13 of this Table
| £18.00 | £17.00 |
15Registering orders for enforcement under section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
16Proof, Procedure Roll, Summar Roll— fee payable by each party appearing at the proof or hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
17Hearing other than items C16, C18 and C19 of this Table— fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
18Motion Roll Hearing— fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing after first 30 minutes — for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
19Hearing out of hours— fee payable by each party appearing at the hearing for every 30 minutes or part thereof
| £24.00 | £23.00 |
D. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS |
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Appeal— inclusive fee | £93.00 | £89.00 |
E. ELECTION COURT |
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1Parliamentary election petition
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
3Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court
| £23.00 | £22.00 |
| £23.00 | £22.00 |
F. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT |
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| £93.00 | £89.00 |
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
G. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT |
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1Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, and whether in absence or otherwise
| £25.00 | £21.00 |
2Extract of admission as a solicitor
| £22.00 | £21.00 |
| £22.00 | £21.00 |
4Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
| £22.00 | £21.00 |
5Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage: aExtract from Consistorial Register of Decrees of decree pronounced on or after 23rd September 1975 if not issued in terms of item B3 or B4 of this Table
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
bCertificate of divorce in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
cCertified copy interlocutor in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
6Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees— per sheet or part thereof
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
7Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise
| £14.00 | £13.00 |
8Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970
| £22.00 | £21.00 |
9Acknowledgement of receipt of an offer under section 9 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938
| £22.00 | £21.00 |
PART II—FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT |
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H. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT |
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I. In Factories and Curatories |
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1For registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution—
| £22.00 | £21.00 |
| £16.00 | £15.00 |
2For examining factor’s inventory— 0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed
| £17.00 | £16.00 |
| £410.00 | £390.00 |
3For auditing each account— basic fee
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
additional percentage fee on the factor’s commission as fixed (or what would have been the factor’s full commission if chargeable or fully allowed) | 17.5% | 17.5% |
4For reporting re discharge, special powers or on other special matters
| £27.00 to £126.00 | £26.00 to £120.00 |
4AFor granting consent in terms of section 2(4) of the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961 and rule 61.14 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994
| £66.00 | £63.00 |
5For report on scheme of division—
| £16.00 | £15.00 |
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
| £287.00 | £273.00 |
6For certificate under seal
| £17.00 | £16.00 |
II. In Consignations |
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| £13.00 | £12.00 |
8For producing or delivering up— basic fee
| £13.00 | £12.00 |
additional fee for every £100 or part thereof uplifted | £1.00 | £1.00 |
maximum fee payable | £43.00 | £41.00 |
III. Liquidations |
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9For receiving and uplifting bond of caution
| £4.00 | £4.00 |
PART III—FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION |
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I. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION |
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1Taxing 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: aAuditor’s fee on lodging account for taxation
| £12.00 | £12.00 |
bAuditor’s fee for taxing accounts of expenses etc.
| £12.00 | £12.00 |
iifor every additional £100 or part thereof
| £4.00 | £4.00 |
Note:fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted |
PART IV—FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES |
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J. MISCELLANEOUS |
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1Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the House of Lords
| £93.00 | £89.00 |
2Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary)
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
3Recording, engrossing, extracting or copying— all documents: aBy manuscript or typescript— per sheet or part thereof
| £6.00 | £6.00 |
bBy copying by any other means— first copy: each of first 10 pages
| £1.00 | £1.00 |
| £0.30 | £0.30 |
| £0.30 | £0.30 |
4Searches— for any search of records or archives: aFor first half hour of time taken
| £9.00 | £9.00 |
bFor more than one half hour up to a maximum of two hours
| £22.00 | £21.00 |
cFor each half hour or part thereof in excess of two hours
| £6.00 | £6.00 |
dCorrespondence fee where applicable
| £6.00 | £6.00 |
5aMarking caption when ordered
| £5.00 | £5.00 |
bWarrant for caption when issued
| £5.00 | £5.00 |
6Rolls of Court— annual subscription fee per copy including delivery of same
| £600.00 | £600.00 |