2000 No. 420
SHERIFF COURT

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2000

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
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 19071 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, do hereby enact and declare:

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2000 and shall come into force on 1st January 2001.

(2)

This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.

Amendment of General Regulations2.

(1)

Schedule 1 (general regulations) to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment and Further Provisions) 19932 shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraph.

(2)

In the Table of Fees—

(a)

Part I of Chapter II shall be omitted; 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.

Saving3.

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 2001.

Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord President I.P.D.

Edinburgh,

SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(2)(b)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(provision)

(old fee) £

(new fee) £

Chapter I, Part I:

1(a)

164.50

169.40

(b)

131.50

135.40

(bb)

36.90

38.00

2(a)

574.60

591.80

3(a)

513.10

528.50

Chapter I, Part II:

Table A: 1

404.20

416.30

2

287.30

295.90

3

88.30

90.90

4

779.80

803.20

Table B: 1

332.50

342.50

2

160.10

164.90

3

88.30

90.90

4

580.80

598.20

Table C: 1

160.10

164.90

2

93.70

96.50

3

253.80

261.40

Chapter II, Part II:

1(a)

451.70

465.20

(b)

82.20

84.70

2

41.20

42.40

3(a)

49.30

50.80

(b)

24.60

25.30

4(a)

205.60

211.80

(b)

123.40

127.10

(c)

49.30

50.80

(d)

65.80

67.80

5

16.40

16.90

6(a)

164.50

169.40

(b)

24.60

25.30

(c)

41.20

42.40

7

164.40

169.30

24.60

25.30

8(a)(i)

131.50

135.40

(ii)

24.60

25.30

(b)

22.10

22.80

(c)

22.10

22.80

9(a)

82.20

84.70

(b)

24.60

25.30

(c)

22.10

22.80

(d)

22.10

22.80

10(a)

90.50

93.20

(b) (fee per sheet)

11.50

11.80

(b) (maximum fee)

54.80

58.40

11(a)(i)

246.70

254.10

(ii)

164.50

169.40

(iii)

49.30

50.80

(b)(i)

164.50

169.40

(ii)

82.20

84.70

(iii)

24.60

25.30

(iv)

22.10

22.80

(v)

22.10

22.80

12(a)(i)

90.40

93.10

(ii)

22.10

22.80

(b)(i)

49.30

50.80

(ii)

22.10

22.80

(c)(i)

90.40

93.10

(ii)

24.60

25.30

(d)

22.10

22.80

(e)

22.10

22.80

13(a)(i)

82.20

84.70

(ii)

33.00

34.00

(iii)

22.10

22.80

(b)(i)

65.80

67.80

(ii)

33.00

34.00

(iii)

22.10

22.80

(c)

82.20

84.70

13(a)(i)

115.20

118.70

(ii)

49.30

50.80

(b)(i)

115.20

118.70

(ii)

49.30

50.80

14A(a)

82.20

84.70

(b)

22.10

22.80

15

410.70

423.00

16(a)(i)

263.10

271.00

(ii)

476.80

491.10

(b)

107.00

110.20

(c)

24.60

25.30

17(a)

24.60

25.30

(b)

22.10

22.80

(c)

22.10

22.80

18(a)

82.20

84.70

(b)

24.60

25.30

(c)

22.10

22.80

(d)

22.10

22.80

19(a)(i)

246.70

254.10

(i) (if counsel)

139.90

144.10

(ii)

24.60

25.30

(iii)

22.10

22.80

(iv)

22.10

22.80

(b)

82.20

84.70

(20(a)(i)

90.40

93.10

(ii)

74.10

76.30

(b)

164.40

169.30

(c)

164.40

169.30

21(a)

123.40

127.10

(b)

107.00

110.20

24(a)

49.30

50.80

(b)

107.00

110.20

(c)(i)

107.00

110.20

(ii)

22.10

22.80

Chapter III:

1

24.30

25.00

2(a)

22.10

22.80

3

11.20

11.50

4

16.50

17.00

5

4.70

4.80

7

4.70

4.80

8

22.10

22.80

9

4.70

4.80

10

4.70

4.80

11

22.10

22.80

12(b)

11.20

11.50

(c)

4.70

4.80

13

11.20

11.50

14(a)

4.70

4.80

(b)

4.70

4.80

(c)

11.20

11.50

(d)

11.20

11.50

15(a)

11.20

11.50

(b)

11.20

11.50

(c)

11.20

11.50

(d)

13.40

13.80

16(a)

11.20

11.50

(b)

11.20

11.50

(c)

11.20

11.50

(d)

11.20

11.50

(e)

11.20

11.50

(f)

11.20

11.50

Chapter IV, Part I:

1

73.30

75.50

2(a)

8.10

8.30

(b)

23.90

24.60

3

23.90

24.60

Chapter IV, Part II:

1

112.90

116.30

2(a)

9.30

9.60

20.60

21.20

(b)

9.30

9.60

(c)

29.70

30.60

3

29.70

30.60

4

102.70

105.80

5

49.30

50.80

6(a)

45.10

46.40

(b)

20.70

21.30

7(a)

45.10

46.40

(b)

20.70

21.30

8

61.40

63.20

(b)

37.90

39.00

9(a)

49.30

50.80

(b)

29.70

30.60

10(a)

29.70

30.60

(b)

15.50

16.00

11(a)

61.40

63.20

(i)

45.10

46.40

(ii)

45.10

46.40

(b)

102.70

105.80

12(a)

51.20

52.70

(b)

46.00

47.40

(c)

29.70

30.60

(d)

20.70

21.30

13(a)(i)

61.40

63.20

(ii)

37.90

39.00

(b)(i)

49.30

50.80

(ii)

29.70

30.60

(c)

29.70

30.60

(d)

20.70

21.30

(e)

28.70

29.60

(f)

20.70

21.30

14

20.70

21.30

15(a)

138.60

142.80

(b)

29.70

30.60

16(a)

61.40

63.20

(b)

61.40

63.20

(c)

29.70

30.60

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

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 last increase was in the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 1999 (S.S.I. 1999/149) but was based on statistical information gathered in 1995.

It also revokes Part I of Chapter II of Schedule 1 (block fees in defended actions commenced on or before 31st December 1993).Such actions are now rare.Fees for work done, or outlays incurred, in such actions after the Act of Sederunt comes into force will still be chargeable, but on the basis of a detailed account, rather than a block fee.

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