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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-scotland-fees-amendment-regulations-1995/schedule-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1044",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-scotland-fees-amendment-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "NEW TABLE OF FEES TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS",
  "text": "“TABLE OF FEES\nCHAPTER I —JUNIOR COUNSEL\nPart I —Undefended Actions of Divorce or Separation — Affidavit Procedure\n1.\nSummons or other initiating writ\n(a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b) below the fees shall be—\n(i) Where the facts set out in section 1(2)(b) (unreasonable behaviour) of the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 are relied on\n£31.40\n(ii) Where the facts set out in the said section 1(2)(a) (adultery) or section 1(2)(c) (desertion) of the said Act are relied on and the action is not straightforward\n£31.40\n(iii) Where the facts set out in the said section 1(2)(a) (adultery) or section 1(2)(c) (desertion) are relied on and the action is straightforward\n£25.20\n(iv) Where the facts set out in section 1(2)(d) (2 years' non-cohabitation and consent) or 1(2)(e) (5 years' non-cohabitation) of the said Act are relied on\n£25.20\n(b) Where common law interdict and/or any order under the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 or any other ancillary order is also sought, the fee shall be within the following range:—\nFrom\n£31.40\nTo\n£58.20\n2.\nMinute\n(a) Minute involving arrangements for a child or children and/or financial provision\n£23.20\n(b) Any other minute\n£18.00\n3.\nBy Order Roll appearance\n£18.00\n4.\nAll other work\nThe fees specified in Part IV shall apply\nPart II —Consistorial Actions other than those to which Part I applies\n1.\nSummons or other initiating writ\nThe fees specified in Part I shall apply.\n2.\nMinute for pursuer relating to custody, aliment or access\n£25.80\n3.\nDefences or answers\n(a) Defences or answers in purely skeleton form to preserve rights of parties\n£14.40\n(b) Answers to minute\n£23.20\n(c) The fee for defences or answers to which sub-paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply shall be within the following range:—\nFrom\n£25.20\nTo\n£52.50\n4.\nJoint minute regulating custody, aliment or access\nFraming or adjusting the minute\n£22.10\n5.\nBy Order Roll appearance\n£18.00\n6.\nAll other work\nThe fees specified in Part IV shall apply.\nPart III —Petitions\n1.\nPetition (including any revisals thereto)\n(a) Petition for interdict\n£65.90\n(b) Other Outer House petitions\n£44.30\n(c) Inner House petition: such fee shall be allowed as appears to the auditor to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.\n2.\nAnswers (including any revisals thereto)\n(a) Petition for interdict\n£65.90\n(b) Other Outer House petitions\n£40.70\n(c) Inner House petitions: such fee shall be allowed as appears to the auditor to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.\n3.\nAll other work\nThe fees specified in Part IV shall apply.\nPart IV —Ordinary Actions\n1.\nSummons (including any revisals thereto)\n(a) Straightforward cases\n£55.10\n(b) Other cases\n£72.60\n2.\nDefences (including any revisals thereto)\n(a) Where in purely skeleton form to preserve rights of parties\n£14.40\n(b) Otherwise the fee shall be within the following range, having regard to nature of summons:—\nFrom\n£55.10\nTo\n£72.60\n3.\nAdjustment of record\n(a) Adjustment fee (each occasion)\n£23.20\n(b) Additional adjustment fee, where skeleton defences require to be amplified, where additional parties are introduced, etc.\n£55.10\n4.\nSpecification of documents\nStandard calls only\n£23.20\n5.\nMinutes, etc.\n(a) Formal amendments or answers\n£21.10\n(b) Amendments or answers other than formal\n£37.10\n(c) Revising and signing tender or acceptance\n£9.25\n(d) Note of exceptions\n£23.20\n(e) Abandonment, sist, restriction, etc.\n£11.30\n(f) Issue or counter issue\n£11.30\n6.\nNotes\n(a) Note on quantum only\n£58.20\n(b) Note advising on tender or extra-judicial offer, where not merely confirming advice at consultation\n£65.90\n(c) Note on line of evidence\n£65.90\n(d) The fee for other types of note shall be within the following range:—\nFrom\n£22.10\nTo\n£65.90\n7.\nConsultations\n(a) Before proof or trial, or otherwise involving a significant degree of preparation or lengthy discussion—\n(i) Junior alone\n£80.30\n(ii) Junior with Senior\n£44.30\n(b) Other consultations—\n(i) Junior alone\n£65.90\n(ii) Junior with Senior\n£37.10\n8.\nMotions\n(a) Unopposed motions on By Order (Adjustment) Roll, etc.\n£11.30\n(b) Opposed motions—\nAttendance for up to half hour\n£23.10\nAttendance for each subsequent half hour or part thereof\n£18.00\n(c) Motions on By Order Roll (including advice)\n£21.10\n9.\nProcedure Roll, proof or jury trial\n(a) Junior alone — per day\n£240.50\n(b) Junior with Senior — per day\n£182.80\n10.\nInner House\n(a) Single Bills\n(i) Unopposed\n£18.00\n(ii) Opposed—\nAttendance for each half hour or part thereof\n£25.80\n(b) Reclaiming motion\n(i) Junior opening or appearing alone — per day\n£256.00\n(ii) Junior otherwise — per day\n£197.80\n(c) Motion for new trial\n(i) Junior alone — per day\n£256.00\n(ii) Junior with Senior — per day\n£197.80\n11.\nAttendance at judgement\n(a) Outer House\n£21.10\n(b) Inner House\n£25.80\nCHAPTER II —SENIOR COUNSEL\nCONSISTORIAL ACTIONS, PETITIONS AND ORDINARY ACTIONS\n1.\nRevisal of pleadings\n(a) Revisal of summons, defences, petition or answers\n£96.30\n(b) Adjustment fee (open record) (each occasion)\n£37.10\n2.\nMinutes etc. — revisal fees\n(a) Amendments (other than formal) or answers\n£40.70\n(b) Admissions, tender or acceptance (in appropriate cases)\n£11.30\n(c) Note of exceptions\n£11.30\n3.\nNotes\n(a) Note on quantum only\n£87.60\n(b) Advice on tender or extra-judicial offer where not merely confirming advice at consultation\n£96.30\n(c) Note on line of evidence (revisal)\n£96.30\n(d) The fee for other notes shall be within the following range:—\nFrom\n£30.40\nTo\n£96.30\n4.\nConsultations\n(a) Before proof or trial, or otherwise involving a significant degree of preparation or lengthy discussion\n£116.40\n(b) Other consultations\n£96.30\n5.\nDay in Court\n(a) Inner House per day\n£343.50\n(b) Outer House per day\n£320.80.\n”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 39."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c. 59."
    }
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