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Act of Sederunt (Taxation of Judicial Expenses Rules) 2019

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER 1 CITATION, APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION ETC.

    1. 1.1.Citation and commencement, etc.

    2. 1.2.Application

    3. 1.3.Interpretation

  3. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES

    1. 2.1.Form of account

    2. 2.2.General principles

  4. CHAPTER 3 CHARGES FOR WORK CARRIED OUT BY SOLICITORS

    1. 3.1.Application

    2. 3.2.The unit

    3. 3.3.Table of charges

    4. 3.4.Copying and scanning

    5. 3.5.Travel time

    6. 3.6.Modification of inclusive charges

    7. 3.7.Simple procedure

    8. 3.8.Instructing and attending with counsel

    9. 3.9.Additional charge

    10. 3.10.Party litigants

  5. CHAPTER 4 OUTLAYS

    1. 4.1.Application

    2. 4.2.Allowance of outlays

    3. 4.3.Fees of counsel in the sheriff court or Sheriff Appeal Court

    4. 4.4.Fees of solicitor advocates in the Court of Session

    5. 4.5.Skilled persons

    6. 4.6.Witnesses

  6. CHAPTER 5 APPLICATIONS FOR ALLOWANCE OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE, FOR SANCTION FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF COUNSEL, AND FOR CERTIFICATION OF SKILLED WITNESSES

    1. 5.1.Application

    2. 5.2.Additional charge

    3. 5.3.Certification of skilled persons

    4. 5.4.Sanction for the employment of counsel in the sheriff court and Sheriff Appeal Court

  7. CHAPTER 6 VALUE ADDED TAX

    1. 6.1.Value added tax

  8. CHAPTER 7 PAYMENTS TO WITNESSES AND FEES OF SHORTHAND WRITERS

    1. 7.1.Reimbursement of witnesses

    2. 7.2.Fees of shorthand writers and transcribers

  9. CHAPTER 8 DILIGENCE

    1. 8.1.Instructing steps in diligence

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      TABLE OF DETAILED CHARGES

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      TABLES OF INCLUSIVE CHARGES FOR WORK UNDERTAKEN BY SOLICITORS IN PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURT OF SESSION

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      TABLES OF INCLUSIVE CHARGES FOR WORK UNDERTAKEN BY SOLICITORS IN PROCEEDINGS IN THE SHERIFF APPEAL COURT UNDER THE ACT OF SEDERUNT (SHERIFF APPEAL COURT RULES) 2015

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      TABLES OF INCLUSIVE CHARGES FOR WORK UNDERTAKEN BY SOLICITORS IN ORDINARY CAUSES IN THE SHERIFF COURT

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      TABLES OF INCLUSIVE CHARGES FOR SIMPLE PROCEDURE CASES

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      REIMBURSEMENT OF WITNESSES

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      SHORTHAND WRITERS AND TRANSCRIBERS

  12. Explanatory Note

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