The County Court Fees Order 1999

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the County Court Fees Order 1982 and replaces it by specifying new fees for proceedings in county courts following the introduction of the new Civil Procedure Rules 1998 which come into force on the same date as this Order.

In particular, the fee structure specified in this Order specifies fees payable at the two new stages of allocation and listing introduced by the Civil Procedure Rules. Where there are procedures similar to previous procedures, the fees have in most cases been increased.

The table of comparison below shows the comparison between the old fees and the new fees. The table also shows where new fees have been introduced.

Table of Comparison

Number and summary of new fee (for full description see Schedule 1)	Amount of new fee (for full details see Schedule 1)	Amount of old fee	Number of old fee
“1.    Commencement of proceedings Money claim			1(i) & 1(ii)
(a) not exceeding £200	£20 (£15 CPC)	£10–20 (£10–£15 CPC)
(b) exceeds £200 but not £300	£30 (£25 CPC)	£30 (£25 CPC)
(c) exceeds £300 but not £400	£40 (£35 CPC)	£40 (£35 CPC)
(d) exceeds £400 but not £500	£50 (£45 CPC)	£50 (£45 CPC)
(e) exceeds £500 but not £1,000	£70 (£65 CPC)	£60 (£55 CPC)
(f) exceeds £1,000 but not £5,000	£100 (£95 CPC)	£80 (£65 CPC)
(g) exceeds £5,000 but not £15,000	£200 (£195 CPC)	£100–£150 (£75 CPC)
(h) exceeds £15,000 but not £50,000	£300 (£295 CPC)	£150 (£75 CPC)
(i) exceeds £50,000 or not limited	£400 (£395 CPC)	£300–£500 (£75 CPC)
1.3  Non money claim	£120	£80	1(iii)
1.4  Filing proceedings against new party	£30	New fee	New fee
1.5  Filing counterclaim	Same fee as originating proceedings	Same fee as originating proceedings	1(i)(ii); para 3, schedule 1
1.6—(a) Leave to issue originating proceedings	£30	New fee	New fee
(b) Application for order for assessment of costs under Solicitors Act	£30	New fee	New fee
“2.    General On allocation	£80	New fee	New fee
2.2—(a) On listing (multi-track)	£300	New fee	New fee
2.2—(b) On listing (other)	£200	New fee	New fee
2.3  Appeal	£100	£20–£50	2B(i)(ii)
2.4  Application on notice	£50	£10–£30	2C(iii)(v)(vi)
2.5  Application for order, no notice given	£25	£10	2C(iv)
2.6  Witness summons	£30	£20	2C(i)
2.7  Application to suspend, or vary judgment or order	£25	£10	2C(ii); 4(ix)
“3.    Determination of costs Old fees apply where documents filed pursuant to a court order, or application made for review of taxation, made before this Order came into force.
3.1  Filing request for a detailed assessment—legal aid only cases	£80	No specific fee	No specific fee
3.2  Filing request for detailed assessment in any other case/request for hearing date for assessment pursuant to order under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974	£120	scale fees (estimated average £300)	3(i)(ii)
3.3  Application for issue of the default costs certificate	£40	New fee	New fee
3.4  Appeal or application to set aside default costs certificate	£50	£50	3(iii)
3.5  Applying for court’s approval of Legal Aid Assessment Certificate	£20	New fee	New fee
“4.    Enforcement Execution up to £125	£25 (£20 CCBC)	£20 (£15 CCBC)	4(i)(a)(b)
4.1—(b)(d) Execution over £125	£45 (£40 CCBC)	£40 (£35 CCBC)
4.2  Further attempt at execution of warrant (not CCBC)	£20	£20	4(i)(c)
4.3  Oral examination	£40	£30	4(ii)
4.4  Garnishee order, or charging order, appointment of receiver	£50	£50	4(iii)(v)
4.5  Judgment summons	£80	£50	4(vi)
4.6  Warrant of possession or delivery	£80	£80	4(iv)
4.7  Attachment of earnings application	£50	£50	4(vii)
4.8  Consolidated attachment of earnings order/administration order	10p in the £	10p in the £	4(viii)
4.9  Recovery of a tribunal award	£30	£30	4(A)i
4.10  Parking penalty charge warrant	£5	£5	4(A)ii
“5.    Sale Taking steps to remove goods	reasonable expenses	reasonable expenses	5(i)
5.2  For advertising a sale by public auction	reasonable expenses	reasonable expenses	5(ii)
5.3  For the appraisement of goods	5p in the £	5p in the £	5(iii)
5.4  For the sale of goods	15p in the £	15p in the £	5(iv)
5.5  Stop sale fee	10p in the £ and fees 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3	10p in the £ and fees 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3	5(v)
“6.    Copy documents Copy per page for the first five pages	£1	£1	6(a)
6.1—(b) Copy per page for subsequent pages	25p	25p	6(b)
6.2  Electronic copy	£3	New fee	New fee
“7.    Registry of County Court Judgments Certificate of satisfaction	£10	£3	7
“8.    Companies and Insolvency Acts On entering a bankruptcy petition: (a) by debtor/personal representative of deceased debtor	£120	£50	9(i)(a)
(b) if presented by a creditor or other person	£150	£80	9(i)(b)
8.2  Petition for an administration order	£100	£80	9(ii)
8.3  Any other petition	£150	£80	9(ii)
8.4—(a) Request for a certificate of discharge	£50	New fee	New fee
8.4—(b) and after the first, for each copy	£1	New fee	New fee