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The County Court (Amendment) Rules 1994

S.I. 1994/306 · Made 10 February 1994

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COUNTY COURTS

PROCEDURE

Made 10th February 1994

Coming into force 7th March 1994

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment) Rules 1994.

2

After Order 38, rule 3(2) of the County Court Rules 1981f1, there shall be inserted the following—

“(2A)

Scales 1 and 2 shall not apply to determine the amount of costs to be allowed to the extent that regulations made under the Legal Aid Act 1988f2 determine the amount of costs payable to legal representatives in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies.”.

We, the undersigned members of the Rule Committee appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 75 of the County Courts Act 1984f3, having by virtue of the powers vested in us in that behalf made the foregoing Rules, do hereby certify the same under our hands and submit them to the Lord Chancellor accordingly.

Signature

Frank J. White

R. H. Hutchinson

J. H. Wroath

Neil Butter

Helen Paling

Margaret Wilby

W. A. Vincent

Peter Birts

Henrietta Manners

E. C. Gee

R. J. Winstanley

I allow these Rules, which shall come into force on 7th March 1994.

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 10th February 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the County Court Rules 1981 so as to disapply scales 1 and 2 of the scales of costs in cases where the sums payable to legal representatives for work done in civil proceedings are prescribed under regulations made under the Legal Aid Act 1988.