2001 No. 441

COURT OF SESSION

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

Made

Coming into force

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 19881 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 (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 5) (Fees of Solicitors) 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 the Rules of the Court of Session2

In Chapter 42 of the Rules of the Court of Session2, 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

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.

Saving3

Paragraph 2 does not affect the provisions of Chapter 42 in their application to work done before 1st January 2002.

W. Douglas CullenLord President, I.P.D.Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(b)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(provision)

(old fee)£

(new fee)£

Chapter I:

1(a)

11.50

11.80

(b)

4.80

4.90

(c)

16.90

17.40

3

4.80

4.90

4(a)

11.50

11.80

(b)

11.50

11.80

(c)

11.50

11.80

5(a)

22.80

23.50

(b)

22.80

23.50

(c)

22.80

23.50

(e)(i)

11.50

11.80

(ii)

11.50

11.80

(iii)

4.80

4.90

6(a)

11.50

11.80

(b)

2.30

2.40

(c)

4.80

4.90

Chapter III Part I:

1(a)

205.10

211.30

Chapter III Part II:

1

289.00

296.70

2

164.80

169.70

3(a)

42.20

43.50

(b)

61.10

62.90

(c)

75.80

78.10

4(a)

74.10

76.30

(b)

22.80

23.50

(c)

12.60

13.00

5(a)

68.50

70.60

(b)

22.80

23.50

7

205.10

211.30

8

63.20

65.10

Chapter III Part III:

Table A:

1 (column 2)

416.30

428.80

(column 3)

475.30

489.60

2 (column 2)

295.90

304.80

(column 3)

359.30

370.10

3 (column 2)

90.90

93.60

(column 3)

133.40

137.40

4 (column 2)

803.00

827.10

(column 3)

968.00

997.00

Table B:

1 (column 2)

342.40

352.70

(column 3)

401.60

413.60

2 (column 2)

164.80

169.70

(column 3)

209.20

215.50

3 (column 2)

90.90

93.60

(column 3)

133.40

137.40

4 (column 2)

598.00

615.90

(column 3)

744.00

766.30

Table C:

1

84.60

87.10

2

94.90

97.70

3

179.30

184.70

Chapter III Part IV:

1(a)

427.00

439.80

(b)

591.60

609.30

2(a)

289.40

298.10

3(a)

51.70

53.30

4

48.80

50.30

Chapter III Part V:

1(a)

401.60

413.60

(b)

43.30

44.60

(c)

84.60

87.10

1A

250.00

265.00

2(a)

427.00

439.80

(b)

264.10

272.00

(c)(i)

43.30

44.60

(ii)

22.80

23.50

(d)

126.70

130.50

(e)

188.10

193.70

3(a)

84.60

87.10

(b)

22.80

23.50

(c)

63.20

65.10

4(a)

80.30

82.70

(b)

22.80

23.50

(c)

11.50

11.80

(d)

80.30

82.70

(e)

22.80

23.50

(f)

11.50

11.80

5

41.10

43.70

6(a)

91.00

93.70

(b)

12.60

13.00

7(a)

84.60

87.10

(b)

41.10

42.30

(c)

22.80

23.50

(d)

33.80

34.80

(e)

22.80

23.50

8(a)

171.20

176.30

(b)

137.40

141.50

(c)

50.80

52.30

(d)

12.60

13.00

9(a)

188.10

193.70

(b)

84.60

87.10

(c)

22.80

23.50

10(a)

22.80

23.50

(b)

63.20

65.10

(c)

22.80

23.50

(d)

63.20

65.10

(e)

22.80

23.50

11

238.90

246.10

12(a)

63.20

65.10

(b)

22.80

23.50

(c)

92.90

95.70

(d)

42.70

44.00

(e)

216.30

222.80

(f)

120.40

124.00

13(a)

581.10

598.50

(b)

51.70

53.30

(c)

105.80

109.00

(d)

22.80

23.50

15(a)(i)

126.70

130.50

(ii)

84.60

87.10

(iii)

84.60

87.10

(b)

211.40

217.70

(c)

359.20

370.00

16

449.10

462.60

17

22.80

23.50

18

153.10

157.70

19

33.80

34.80

20(a)

171.20

176.30

(b)

51.70

53.30

Chapter III Part VI:

1(a)

126.70

130.50

(b)

63.20

65.10

(c)

53.00

54.60

2(a)

153.10

157.70

(b)

75.80

78.10

(c)

51.70

53.30

3(a)

126.70

130.50

(b)

22.80

23.50

6

51.70

53.30

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

This Act of Sederunt amends the Table of Fees in Chapter 42 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 by increasing the fees payable to solicitors (and recoverable from opponents) by about 3%. The fee for work done before action commences has been increased by about 6%. The last increase was in the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No.8) (Fees of Solicitors) 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/450).

It also introduces block fees in defended actions for arranging a commission to recover documents under a specification of documents and for attending consultation with counsel to consider tender, extra judicial 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.