The Investment Bank Special Administration (Scotland) Rules 2011

Administrator’s application to increase remuneration

136.—(1) If the administrator considers that the remuneration or outlays fixed for the administrator under rule 135 by—

(a) the creditors’ committee; or

(b) by resolution of the creditors and clients, or as the case may be, of the clients,

is insufficient, the administrator may apply to the court for an order increasing this amount or rate.

(2) If in a special administration (bank insolvency) the administrator considers that the basis for remuneration for services set out in rule 16(5) fixed for the administrator by the Objective A committee or under rule 135 above is insufficient, the administrator may apply to the court for an order changing it or increasing its amount or rate.

(3) If in a special administration (bank administration) the administrator considers that the basis for remuneration for services set out in rule 29 fixed for the administrator by the Bank of England or under rule 135 above is insufficient, the administrator may apply to the court for an order changing it or increasing its amount or rate.

(4) The administrator shall give at least 14 days’ notice of the application to the members of the creditors’ committee; and the committee may nominate one or more members to appear, or to be represented, on the application.

(5) If there is no creditors’ committee, the notice of the application shall be sent to such one or more of the investment bank’s creditors or clients as the court may direct; those creditors or clients shall nominate one or more of their number to appear or to be represented on the application.

(6) Notice of the application shall also be given to the FSA and the FSA may nominate a person to appear or be represented on the application.

(7) In a special administration (bank administration), before the Bank of England has given an Objective A Achievement Notice, the court on hearing an application under this rule shall have regard to the achievement of Objective A.

(8) The court may, if it appears to be a proper case, order the expenses of the administrator’s application, including the expenses of any member of the creditors’ committee appearing or being represented on it, or any creditor or client so appearing or being represented, to be paid as an expense of the administration.