{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-scotlandfees-amendment-regulations-1991/schedule-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/565",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland)(Fees) Amendment Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-scotlandfees-amendment-regulations-1991",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "NEW TABLE OF FEES TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS",
  "text": "“\nTABLE 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 Divorve (Scotland) Act 1976 are relied on\n£29.00\n(ii) Where the facts set out in 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£29.00\n(iii) Where the facts set out in section 1(2)(a) (adultery) or section 1(2)(c) (desertion) are relied on and the action is straightforward\n£23.50\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£23.50\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£29.00\nTo\n£54.00\n2.\nMinute\n(a) Minute involving arrangements for a child or children and/or financial provision\n£21.50\n(b) Any other minute\n£16.50\n3.\nBy Order Roll appearance\n£16.50\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£24.00\n3.\nDefence or answers\n(a) Defences or answers in purely skeleton form to preserve rights of parties\n£13.50\n(b) Answers to minute\n£21.50\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£23.50\nTo\n£48.50\n4.\nJoint minute regulating custody, aliment or access\nFraming or adjusting the minute\n£20.50\n5.\nBy Order Roll appearance\n£16.50\n6.\nAll other work\nThe fees specified in Part IV shall apply.\nPart III – Petitions\n1.\nPetition (including any revivals thereto)\n(a) Petition for interdict\n£61.00\n(b) Other Outer House petitions\n£41.00\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£61.00\n(b) Other Outer House petitions\n£37.50\n(c) Inner House petition: 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£51.00\n(b) Other cases\n£67.00\n2.\nDefences (including any revisals thereto)\n(a) Where in purely skeletal form to preserve rights of parties\n£13.50\n(b) Otherwise the fee shall be within the following range, having regard to natire of summons:–\nFrom\n£51.00\nTo\npound;67.00\n3.\nAdjustment of record\n(a) Adjustment of fee (each occasion)\n£21.50\n(b) Additional adjustment fee, where skeleton defences require to be amplified, where additional parties are introduced, etc.\n£51.00\n4.\nSpecification of documents\nStandard calls only\n£21.50\n5.\nMinutes, etc\n(a) Formal amendments or answers\n£19.50\n(b) Amendments or answers other than formal\n£34.50\n(c) Revising and signing tender or acceptance\n£8.50\n(d) Note of exceptions\n£21.50\n(e) Abandonment, sist, restriction, etc.\n£10.50\n(f) Issue or counter issue\n£10.50\n6.\nNotes\n(a) Note on quantum only\n£54.00\n(b) Note advising on tender or extra-judicial offer, where not merely confirming advice at consultation\n£61.00\n(c) Note on line of evidence\n£61.00\n(d) The fee for other types of note shall be within the following range:–\nFrom\n£20.50\nTo\n£61.00\n7.\nConsultations\n(a) Before proof or trial, or otherwise involving a significant degree or preparation or lengthy discussion–\n(i) Junior alone\n£74.50\n(ii) Junior with Senior\n£41.00\n(b) Other consultations–\n(i) Junior alone\n£61.00\n(ii) Junior with Senior\n£34.50\n8.\nMotions\n(a) Unopposed motions on By Order (Amendment) Roll, etc.\n£10.50\n(b) Opposed motions—\nAttendance for up to half hour\n£21.50\nAttendance for each subsequent half hour or part thereof\n£16.50\n(c) Motions on By Order Roll (including advice)\n£19.50\n9.\nProcedure Roll, proof or jury trial\n(a) Junior alone – per day\n£222.50\n(b) Junior with Senior – per day\n£169.00\n10.\nInner House\n(a) Single Bills\n(i) Unopposed\n£16.50\n(ii) Opposed–\nAttendance for each half hour or part thereof\n£24.00\n(b) Reclaiming motion\n(i) Junior opening or appearing alone – per day\n£236.50\n(ii) Junior otherwise – per day\n£183.00\n(c) Motion for new trial\n(i) Junior alone– per day\n£236.50\n(ii) Junior with Senior– per day\n£183.00\n11.\nAttendance at judgement\n(a) Outer House\n£19.50\n(b) Inner House\n£24.00\nCHAPTER II – SENIOR COUNSEL\nCONSISTORIAL ACTIONS, PETITIONS AND ORDINARY ACTIONS\n1.\nRevisal of pleadings\n(a) Revisal of summons, defences, petition or answers\n£89.00\n(b) Adjustment fee (open record) (each occasion)\n£34.50\n2.\nMinutes, etc.– revisal fees\n(a) Amendments (other than formal) or answers\n£37.50\n(b) Admissions, tender or acceptance (in appropriate cases)\n£10.50\n(c) Note of exceptions\n£10.50\n3.\nNotes\n(a) Note on quantum only\n£81.00\n(b) Advice on tender or extra-judical offer where not merely confirming advice at consultation\n£89.00\n(c) Note on line of evidence (revisal)\n£89.00\n(d) The fee for other notes shall be within the following range:—\nFrom\n£28.00\nTo\n£89.00\n4.\nConsultations\n(a) Before proof or trial, or otherwise involving a significant degree of preparation or lengthy discussion\n£107.50\n(b) Other consultations\n£89.00\n5.\nDay in court\n(a) Inner House – per day\n£317.50\n(b) Outer House – per day\n£296.50\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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