Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the County Court Fees Order 1999 as follows:
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fee 2.1 (allocation fee) for money claims not exceeding £1,000 is no longer payable;
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fees 2.1 and 2.2 (allocation fee and listing fee) are no longer payable when a Group Litigation Order is made;
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fee 2.3 (appeals) is restructured to take account of the new rules on appeals contained in the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000;
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fee 3.2 (detailed assessment hearing) is increased from £120 to £150;
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fee 6 (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); and
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a new fee for a request for cancellation for entry in the Register of County Court Judgments is introduced (fee 7.1).
In addition the fees for commencing proceedings to recover a sum of money (fees 1.1 and 1.2) are increased as follows:
| Number of fee | Amount of old fee | Amount of new fee |
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| Fee 1.1 & 1.2. Money claim (a) not exceeding £200 | £20 (£15 CPC) | £27 (£20 CPC) |
(b) exceeds £200 but not £300 | £30 (£25 CPC) | £38 (£31 CPC) |
(c) exceeds £300 but not £400 | £40 (£35 CPC) | £50 (£43 CPC) |
(d) exceeds £400 but not £500 | £50 (£45 CPC) | £60 (£53 CPC) |
(e) exceeds £500 but not £1,000 | £70 (£65 CPC) | £80 (£73 CPC) |
(f) exceeds £1,000 but not £5,000 | £100 (£95 CPC) | £115 (£108 CPC) |
(g) exceeds £5,000 but not £15,000 | £200 (£195 CPC) | £230 (£223 CPC) |
(h) exceeds £15,000 but not £50,000 | £300 (£295 CPC) | £350 (£343 CPC) |
(i) exceeds £50,000 or not limited | £400 (£395 CPC) | £500 (£493 CPC) |