Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2002

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) 2002 and shall come into force on 10th June 2002.

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

Amendment of Schedule

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

(2) In the General Regulations, in the table in paragraph 14(f)–

(a) in item 1, in the left hand column, for “£50 to £250” there is substituted “£1,000 to £2,500”;

(b) in item 2, in the left hand column, for “£50” there is substituted “£1,000”; and

(c) item 3 is omitted.

(3) In the Table of Fees, for Chapter IV, Part II (summary causes: defended actions) there is substituted the Tables of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.

Saving

3.  Paragraph 2 does not affect such fees as are chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred, before 10th June 2002.

W DOUGLAS CULLEN

Lord President, I.P.D.

Edinburgh

16th May 2002