SCHEDULE 1
1	2	3
(Provision of the principal Regulations)	(Old fee)	(New fee)
	£	£
Regulation 5(1)	73.50	79.75
	9.25	10.05
Regulation 6(1)(a)	39.00	42.30
	5.25	5.70
	84.45	91.65
Regulation 6(1)(b)	39.00	42.30
	5.25	5.70
	56.70	61.50
Regulation 6(2) and (3)	95.55	103.65
Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 2 NEW SCHEDULE 1 TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS
Regulation 3

“SCHEDULE 1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK AND FEES FOR CALCULATING REMUNERATION OF SOLICITORS IN THE HIGH, SHERIFF AND DISTRICT COURTS
Regulation 7
1.	The fee for—
(a)	any time up to the first half hour spent by a solicitor conducting a trial in court or conducting another hearing	£26.10
(b)	each quarter hour (or part thereof) subsequent to the first half hour spent in so conducting a trial or other hearing	£13.05
2.	The fee for—
(a)	each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent by a solicitor in carrying out work other than that prescribed in paragraphs I and 3 to 5 hereof, provided that any time is additional to the total time charged for under paragraph 1 above	£10.05
(b)	each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent by a solicitor’s clerk in carrying out work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 3 to 5 hereof	£ 5.00
3.	The fee for—
(a)	each citation of a witness including execution thereof;
(b)	framing and drawing precognitions and other necessary papers, subject to paragraph 4(c) per sheet (or part thereof);
(c)	instructing messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers, including examining execution and settling fee;
(d)	lengthy telephone calls (of over 4 and up to 10 minutes duration); and
(e)	letters, including instructions to counsel per page (or part thereof), subject to paragraph 4(b) below;
	in each of sub-paragraphs (a)-(e)	£5.70
4.	The fee for—
(a)	attendance at court offices for performance of formal work including each necessary lodging in or uplifting from court or each necessary enquiry for documents due to be lodged;
(b)	short letters of a formal nature, intimations and letters confirming telephone calls;
(c)	framing formal papers, including inventories and title pages per sheet (or part thereof);
(d)	revising papers drawn by counsel or where revisal ordered by court per 5 sheets (or part thereof); and
(e)	short telephone calls (of up to 4 minutes duration);
	in each of sub-paragraphs (a)-(e) £	£2.30
5.	Where an exceptional amount of copying proves necessary, for each sheet a fee of	£ 0.35

6 Interpretation
In this Schedule—
“court” means the High Court, the sheriff court or the district court as the case may be; and
a “sheet” shall consist of 250 words or numbers;
a “page” shall consist of 125 words or numbers; and
“exceptional” means the production of more than 20 output copy sheets (whether 20 of 1 sheet, 5 of 4 sheets or whatever) when a document has been copied.”

SCHEDULE 3 NEW TABLE OF FEES TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN SCHEDULE 2 OF THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS
Regulation 4

“TABLE OF FEES
CHAPTER 1 — JUNIOR COUNSEL
	Junior with Senior	Junior alone
1 Trial per day (a) In Edinburgh	£164.00	£231.00
(b) In Glasgow	£194.00	£284.50
(c) Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh	£201.00	£291.50
(d) In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries	£277.00	£389.00
(e) Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh: Such fee as the auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph.
2 Appeals, etc (a) Drafting grounds of appeal against conviction, including any note of appeal	£ 42.50	£ 60.00
(b) Hearing in appeal against conviction — per day	£164.00	£231.00
(c) Note of adjustments to stated case	£ 42.50	£ 60.00
(d) Hearing on stated case or bill of suspension relating to conviction or conviction and sentence	£ 74.50	£ 97.00
(e) Any appeal against sentence including fee for drafting note of appeal	£ 30.00	£ 67.00
(f) Appeal relating to granting of bail	£ 22.50	£ 22.50
3 Consultations (a) In Edinburgh	£ 52.50	£ 74.50
Additional fee if held in prison	£ 8.00	£ 8.00
(b) Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh	£97.00	£127.00
(c) In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries	£194.00	£231.00
(d) Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh: Such fee as the auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph.
4 Opinion on appeal, etc		£ 44.50
5 Revisal of stated case		£ 44.50
6 Drafting bill of suspension		£ 44.50
7 Remits for sentence and pleas in mitigation		£ 44.50
CHAPTER 2 — SENIOR COUNSEL
1 Trial per day
(a) In Edinburgh		£300.00
(b) In Glasgow		£351.50
(c) Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh		£359.50
(d) In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries		£486.00
(e) Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh: Such fee as the auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph.
2 Appeals, etc
(a) Revising grounds of appeal against conviction, including any note of appeal		£ 82.50
(b) Hearing in appeal against conviction — per day		£300.00
(c) Note of adjustments to stated case		£ 82.50
(d) Hearing on stated case or bill of suspension relating to conviction or conviction and sentence		£149.00
(e) Any appeal against sentence including revisal of note of appeal		£ 97.00
(f) Appeal relating to granting of bail		£ 30.00
3 Consultations (a) In Edinburgh		£112.50
Additional fee if held in prison	£ 8.00
(b) Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh		£179.00
(c) In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries		£344.50
(d) Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh: Such fee as the auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph.
4 Opinion on appeal		£ 67.00
5 Revisal of stated case		£ 67.00
6 Revisal of bill of suspension		£ 67.00
7 Remits for sentence and pleas in mitigation		£ 67.00”