This Order amends the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999 as follows:

• fees 2.1 and 2.2 (the allocation fee and listing fee) are not payable after a Group Litigation Order is made;

• fee 2.3 and 9 (appeal fees) are restructured to take account of the new rules on appeals contained in the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000;

• fee 7 (copy documents) is reduced so that the fee is £1 for the first page (unless supplied at the time of copying) of the first document and 20p per page for other pages (the old fee was £1 per page for the first five pages and 25p for subsequent pages);

• fee 10.2 (detailed assessment hearing) is increased from £160 to £180; and

• the reference to family proceedings is clarified.

In addition the fee for commencing proceedings to recover a sum of money:

• where the amount claimed does not exceed £50,000 (fee 1.1(a)) is increased from £300 to £350; and

• where the amount claimed exceeds £50,000 (fee 1.1(b)) is increased from £400 to £500.