Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 5) (Fees of Solicitors) 2001

Amendment of the Rules of the Court of Session

2.  In Chapter 42 of the Rules of the Court of Session(1), in the Table of Fees in rule 42.16 (which lists fees of a solicitor which may be charged between party and party in an account in any cause)—

(a) in paragraph 7 of Part V of Chapter III, after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) Arranging commission to recover documents, citing havers, instructing commissioner and shorthand writer and preparation for commission ... ... ... ... £82.10”;

(b) in paragraph 15 of that Part, after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) If consultation held to consider tender, extra judicial 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

(c) 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.

(1)

S.I. 1994/1443; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/1396, S.I. 1996/237, S.I. 1998/2674, S.S.I. 1999/166 and S.S.I. 2000/450.