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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-fees-amendment-order-2003/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/648",
  "legislation_title": "The County Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-fees-amendment-order-2003",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends the County Court Fees Order 1999. The table below sets out where fees have been increased or new fees introduced.\nIn addition:\nArticle 6 adds a note to fee 1.5 to provide that a fee is no longer payable on filing a counterclaim in contentious probate proceedings which he is required to file by virtue of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998;\nArticle 7 amends the note to fee 2.2 to provide that where a case is settled or discontinued the party who paid fee 2.2 on filing a listing questionnaire will be entitled to a discount if he notifies the court of that fact at least 14 days before the trial date (instead of 7 days as at present);\nArticle 8 amends fee 2.3 to provide that a single fee is now payable on leave or on appeal, with a lower fee for claims allocated to the small claims track;\nArticle 10 adds a note to fee 2.5 to provide that no fee is payable on a consent application for adjournment where this is made at least 14 days before the hearing;\nArticle 14 substitutes a new fee 3.4, on an appeal against a decision made in detailed assessment proceedings only;\nArticle 16 introduces a new fee 3.6, on a request or application to set aside a default costs certificate (this used to be covered by fee 10.4);\nArticle 30 introduces new fees in insolvency proceedings to reflect new legislation;\nThe £7 discount for claims and £5 discount for warrants issued by Centre users through the Claims Production Centre is maintained.\nBrief description of new fee\nOld Fee No\nCurr Fee £\nNew Fee £\n1.1(a) Money claim up to £300\n1.1(a) but limits increased\n27–38\n30\n1.1(b) Money claim over £300 not over £500\n1.1(b) but limits increased\n50–60\n50\n1.1(c) Money claim over £500 not over £1,000\n1.1(c) but limits increased\n80\n80\n1.1(d) Money claim over £1,000 not over £5,000\n1.1(d) but limits increased\n115\n120\n1.1(e) Money claim over £5,000 not over £15,000\n1.1(e) but limits increased\n230\n250\n1.1(f) Money claim over £15,000 not over £50,000\n1.1(f) but limits increased\n350\n400\n1.1(g) Money claim over £50,000 not over £100,000\n1.1(g) but limits increased\n500\n600\n1.1(h) Money claim over £100,000 not over £150,000\n1.1(h) but limits increased\n500\n700\n1.1(i) Money claim over £150,000 or is not limited\n1.1(i) but limits increased\n500\n800\n1.2 Claims Production Centre claims (fees as above less £7)\n1.2\nless £7\nless £7\n1.3 Non money claim\n1.3\n120\n130\n1.5 Counterclaim\n1.5\nAs claim\nAs claim but no fee in probate\n2.2 Listing for trial (multi-track)\n2.2\n300\n400\n2.3(a) Leave to appeal/appeal (small claims track)\n2.3(a–d)\n50–150\n80\n2.3(b) Leave to appeal/appeal (other)\n2.3(a–d)\n50–150\n100\n2.4 Application on notice\n2.4\n50\n60\n2.5 Without notice application (fee not payable on consent application for adjournment at least 14 days before hearing)\n2.5\n25\n30\n2.7 Application to vary judgment/suspend enforcement (one fee on combined application)\n2.7\n25\n30\n3.1 Request for detailed assessment where party legally aided or funded by LSC and no other party ordered to pay costs\n3.1\n80\n100\n3.2 Request for detailed assessment hearing\n3.2\n150\n160\n3.4 Appeal against detailed assessment\n3.4\n50\n100\n3.5 Court approval of certificate of costs\n3.5\n20\n30\n3.6 Application to set aside default costs certificate\n3.4\n50\n60\n4.1(a) Issue of execution up to £125 county\n4.1(a)\n25\n30\n4.1(b) Issue of execution over £125 county\n4.1(b)\n45\n50\n4.1(c) Issue of execution up to £125 County Court Bulk Centre\n4.1(c)\n20\n25\n4.1(d) Issue of execution over £125 County Court Bulk Centre\n4.1(d)\n40\n45\n4.5 Application for a judgment summons\n4.5\n80\n90\n4.6 Application for warrant of possession or delivery\n4.6\n80\n90\n4.7 Application for an attachment of earnings order\n4.7\n50\n60\n8.1(a) Bankruptcy petition (debtor's)\n8.1(a)\n120\n140\n8.1(b) Bankruptcy petition (creditor/other)\n8.1(b)\n150\n180\n8.2 Petition for administration order\n8.2\n100\n130\n8.3 Any other petition\n8.3\n150\n180\n8.4(a) Request for certificate of discharge\n8.4(a)\n50\n60\n8.5 Application under Companies Act 1985 or Insolvency Act 1986 where no other fee specified (not in existing proceedings)\n1.3\n120\n130\n8.6 Conversion of voluntary arrangement to winding up or bankruptcy under Article 37 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000\nNo fee\nNo fee\n130\n8.7 Application, for purposes of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000, for order confirming creditors' voluntary winding up\nNo fee\nNo fee\n30\n8.8 On filing\nNotice of intention to appoint administrator under paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 or in accordance with para 27 of that Schedule; or\nNotice of appointment of administrator in accordance with paragraphs 18 or 29 of that Schedule\nNo fee\nNo fee\n30\n8.9 On submitting nominee’s report under section 2(2) of Insolvency Act 1986\nNo fee\nNo fee\n30\n8.10 Filing documents in accordance with paragraph 7(1) Schedule A1 to Insolvency Act 1986\nNo fee\nNo fee\n30\nA Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of this Order (and other Orders relating to court fees) was placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament, and is available on the Court Service’s website at www.courtservice.gov.uk/using_courts/fees.",
  "extent": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1998/3132. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/1388."
    }
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