Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment) (Fees of Shorthand Writers) 2012

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 100

Court Of Session

Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment) (Fees of Shorthand Writers) 2012

Made

20th March 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

22nd March 2012

Coming into force

21st May 2012

The Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred upon them by section 5 of the Court of Session Act 1988(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 (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment) (Fees of Shorthand Writers) 2012 and comes into force on 21st May 2012.

(2) A certified copy of this Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Increase in fees of shorthand writers

2.—(1) The table of fees in rule 42.16(3) of the Rules of the Court of Session(2) is amended in accordance with the following subparagraph.

(2) In Chapter  IV (transcripts of evidence etc.)(3)—

(a) in paragraph 1 (attendance of shorthand writer), for the amounts of £39.25 and £156.85 substitute the amounts of £40.75 and £162.80 respectively; and

(b) in paragraph 2 (notes of evidence: extension by shorthand writer or transcriber), for the amounts of £6.40, £7.85 and £0.52 substitute the amounts of £6.65, £8.15 and £0.55 respectively.

Saving

3.  Paragraph 2 of this Act of Sederunt shall not affect fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred, before 21st May 2012.

A.C. HAMILTON

Lord President

I.P.D.

Edinburgh

20th March 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

This Act of Sederunt increases the fees payable to shorthand writers in the Court of Session by 3.8%. The last increase was effected by the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No.  2) (Fees of Shorthand Writers) 2011 ( S.S.I. 2011/165).

This Act of Sederunt does not apply to fees chargeable for work done before it comes into force.

(1)

1988 c.36. Section 5 was amended by the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.32), section 2(3); the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c.40), Schedule 9; the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36), Schedule 4, paragraph 45; the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 3), section 14(1); the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 6), section 46(3); and the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), section 126(a).

(2)

S.I. 1994/1443, last amended by S.S.I. 2011/441.

(3)

Chapter  IV was last amended by S.S.I. 2011/165.