(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)
This Act of Sederunt amends Chapter 42 (taxation of accounts and fees of solicitors) of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 (S.I. 1994/1443).
Paragraph 3 amends rule 42.2 to provide that counsel’s fee notes are to be made available to the Auditor at the diet of taxation.
Paragraph 4 amends the table of fees provided in rule 42.16. Paragraph 4(2) amends Part V of Chapter III (defended actions) and paragraph 4(3) amends Part VA of Chapter III (defended personal injuries actions).
Paragraph 4(4) amends Part VI of Chapter III (Inner House business) of the table of fees in consequence of the changes to the Inner House business made by the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 2) (Causes in the Inner House) 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/30).
Paragraph 4(5) provides that the amendments to the table of fees set out in this Act of Sederunt do not apply as respects fees chargeable for work done, or outlays incurred, before it comes into force.
The table of fees was last amended by the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 2) (Fees of Solicitors) 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/82).