Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2001

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 438

SHERIFF COURT

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2001

Made

27th November 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

29th November 2001

Coming into force

1st January 2002

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon them by section 40 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2001 and shall come into force on 1st January 2002.

(2) This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Amendment of General Regulations

2.—(1) Schedule 1 (general regulations) to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment and Further Provisions) 1993(2) shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraph.

(2) In the Table of Fees—

(a) in paragraph 20 of Part II of Chapter II, after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) If consultation held to consider tender, extrajudicial settlement (not based on judicial tender) or with a view to settlement (whether or not settlement is in fact agreed), attendance at it, per quarter hour ... ... ... ... £23.50”; and

(b) in the provisions mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt, for the amounts respectively specified in column 2 of that Schedule substitute the amounts so specified in column 3.

Saving

3.  Paragraph 2 of this Act of Sederunt does not affect the provisions of Schedule 1 in their application to work done, or outlays incurred, before 1st January 2002.

W. Douglas Cullen

Lord President I.P.D.

Edinburgh

27th November 2001

Paragraph 2(2)(b)

SCHEDULE

(1)	(2)	(3)
(provision)	(old fee) £	(new fee) £
Chapter I, Part I:
1(a)	169.40	174.50
(b)	135.40	139.50
(bb)	38.00	39.10
2(a)	591.80	609.60
3(a)	528.50	544.40
Chapter I, Part II:
Table A:
1	416.30	428.80
2	295.90	304.80
3	90.90	93.60
4	803.20	827.30
Table B:
1	342.50	352.80
2	164.90	169.80
3	90.90	93.60
4	598.20	616.10
Table C:
1	164.90	169.80
2	96.50	99.40
3	261.40	269.20
Chapter II, Part II:
1A	250.00	265.00
1(a)	465.20	479.20
(b)	84.70	87.20
2	42.40	43.70
3(a)	50.80	52.30
(b)	25.30	26.10
4(a)	211.80	218.20
(b)	127.10	130.90
(c)	50.80	52.30
(d)	67.80	69.80
5	16.90	17.40
6(a)	169.40	174.50
(b)	25.30	26.10
(c)	42.40	43.70
7 (where hearing does not exceed one half hour)	169.30	173.40
7 (for every extra quarter hour)	25.30	26.10
8(a)(i)	135.40	139.50
(ii)	25.30	26.10
(b)	22.80	23.50
(c)	22.80	23.50
9(a)	84.70	87.20
(b)	25.30	26.10
(c)	22.80	23.50
(d)	22.80	23.50
10(a)	93.20	96.00
(b) (fee per sheet)	11.80	12.20
(b) (maximum fee)	58.40	60.20
11(a)(i)	254.10	261.70
(ii)	169.40	174.50
(iii)	50.80	52.30
(b)(i)	169.40	174.50
(ii)	84.70	87.20
(iii)	25.30	26.10
(iv)	22.80	23.50
(v)	22.80	23.50
12(a)(i)	93.10	95.90
(ii)	22.80	23.50
(b)(i)	50.80	52.30
(ii)	22.80	23.50
(c)(i)	93.10	95.90
(ii)	25.30	26.10
(d)	22.80	23.50
(e)	22.80	23.50
13(a)(i)	84.70	87.20
(ii)	34.00	35.00
(iii)	22.80	23.50
(b)(i)	67.80	69.80
(ii)	34.00	35.00
(iii)	22.80	23.50
(c)	84.70	87.20
14(a)(i)	118.70	122.30
(ii)	50.80	52.30
(b)(i)	118.70	122.30
(ii)	50.80	52.30
14A(a)	84.70	87.20
(b)	22.80	23.50
15	423.00	435.70
16(a)(i)	271.00	279.10
(ii)	491.10	505.80
(b)	110.20	113.50
(c)	25.30	26.10
17(a)	25.30	26.10
(b)	22.80	23.50
(c)	22.80	23.50
18(a)	84.70	87.20
(b)	25.30	26.10
(c)	22.80	23.50
(d)	22.80	23.50
19(a)(i)	254.10	261.70
(i) (if counsel)	144.10	148.40
(ii)	25.30	26.10
(iii)	22.80	23.50
(iv)	22.80	23.50
(b)	84.70	87.20
20(a)(i)	93.10	95.90
(ii)	76.30	78.60
(b)	169.30	174.40
(c)	169.30	174.40
21(a)	127.10	130.90
(b)	110.20	113.50
24(a)	50.80	52.30
(b)	110.20	113.50
(c)(i)	110.20	113.50
(ii)	22.80	23.50
Chapter III:
1	25.00	25.80
2(a)	22.80	23.50
3	11.50	11.80
4	17.00	17.50
5	4.80	4.90
7	4.80	4.90
8	22.80	23.50
9	4.80	4.90
10	4.80	4.90
11	22.80	23.50
12(a)	1.60	1.70
(b)	11.50	11.80
(c)	4.80	4.90
13	11.50	11.80
14(a)	4.80	4.90
(b)	4.80	4.90
(c)	11.50	11.80
(d)	11.50	11.80
15(a)	11.50	11.80
(b)	11.50	11.80
(c)	11.50	11.80
(d)	13.80	14.20
16(a)	11.50	11.80
(b)	11.50	11.80
(c)	11.50	11.80
(d)	11.50	11.80
(e)	11.50	11.80
(f)	11.50	11.80
Chapter IV, Part I:
1	75.50	77.80
2(a)	8.30	8.50
(b)	24.60	25.30
3	24.60	25.30
Chapter IV, Part II:
1	116.30	119.80
2(a) (citation within UK etc.)	9.60	9.90
2(a) (citation elsewhere)	21.20	21.80
(b)	9.60	9.90
(c)	30.60	31.50
3	30.60	31.50
4	105.80	109.00
5	50.80	52.30
6(a)	46.40	47.80
(b)	21.30	21.90
7(a)	46.40	47.80
(b)	21.30	21.90
8(a)	63.20	65.10
(b)	39.00	40.20
9(a)	50.80	52.30
(b)	30.60	31.50
10(a)	30.60	31.50
(b)	16.00	16.50
11(a)	63.20	65.10
(i)	46.40	47.80
(ii)	46.40	47.80
(b)	105.80	109.00
12(a)	52.70	54.30
(b)	47.40	48.80
(c)	30.60	31.50
(d)	21.30	21.90
13(a)(i)	63.20	65.10
(ii)	39.00	40.20
(b)(i)	50.80	52.30
(ii)	30.60	31.50
(c)	30.60	31.50
(d)	21.30	21.90
(e)	29.60	30.50
(f)	21.30	21.90
14	21.30	21.90
15(a)	142.80	147.10
(b)	30.60	31.50
16(a)	63.20	65.10
(b)	63.20	65.10
(c)	30.60	31.50

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Act of Sederunt amends the Table of Fees in Schedule 1(general regulations) to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment and Further Provisions) 1993 by increasing the fees payable to solicitors by about 3%. The fee for work done before action commences is increased by about 6%. The last increase was in the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/420).

It also introduces a block fee in defended actions for attending consultation with counsel to consider tender, extrajudicial settlement or with a view to settlement (whether or not settlement is agreed).

The Act of Sederunt does not apply as respects work done, or outlays incurred, before it comes into force.

(1)

1907 c. 51; section 40 was amended by the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1913 c. 28, Schedule 1; the Secretaries of State Act 1926 c. 18, section 1(3); the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933 c. 41, Schedule; the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 c. 12, Schedule 1, paragraph 7 and Schedule 2; and the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 c. 40, Schedule 9.

(2)

S.I. 1993/3080, amended by S.I. 1994/1142, 1995/1395, 1996/236, 1998/2675, S.S.I. 1999/149 and 2000/420.