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The Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 2008

S.S.I. 2008/236 · Made 6 June 2008

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COURT OF SESSION

Made 6th June 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th June 2008

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Courts of Law Fees (Scotland) Act 1895f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1895 c. 14; section 2 was amended by the Divorce Jurisdiction, Court Fees and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1983 (c. 12), section 4, and modified by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820), articles 2(1) and 4 and Schedule 2 Part I, paragraph 9, and Part IV. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Court of Session etc. Fees Order 1997
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule 1TABLE OF FEES
  5. Schedule 2TABLE OF FEES
  6. Schedule 3TABLE OF FEES
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 2008 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into force on 1st August 2008.

(2)

Article 2(2)(b) and Schedule 2 shall come into force, and article 2(2)(a) and Schedule 1 shall cease to have effect, on 1st April 2009.

(3)

Article 2(2)(c) and Schedule 3 shall come into force, and article 2(2)(b) and Schedule 2 shall cease to have effect, on 1st April 2010.

2Amendment of the Court of Session etc. Fees Order 1997

(1)

The Court of Session etc. Fees Order 1997f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph.

(2)

The Table of Fees in Schedule 1f2 shall be substituted by–

(a)

the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to this Order on 1st August 2008;

(b)

the Table of Fees in Schedule 2 to this Order on 1st April 2009; and

(c)

the Table of Fees in Schedule 3 to this Order on 1st April 2010.

Signature

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

6th June 2008

Schedule 1TABLE OF FEES

Fees payable from 1st August 2008

Column 1Column 2Column 3
(Matters)(Fee payable)(Fee formerly payablef1)
££
PART I – FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT
A. SIGNETING
Signeting of any writ or summons, if attendance is necessary outwith the normal office hours10070
B. GENERAL DEPARTMENT
1

Appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than a family action, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House – fee (to comprehend signeting in normal office hours)

170120
2

Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a course or proceeding other than a family action

170120
3

Writ by which a family action is originated (other than a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application) – inclusive fee (to comprehend signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, of a duplicate thereof)

13092
4

Simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table)

10070
5

In relation to a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application, citation of any persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of the Rules of Court, or intimation to any person or persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of those Rules, where such intimation is required.

Charge of the sheriff officer to serve document plus £10Charge of the sheriff officer to serve document plus £10
6

Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment of or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a family action

13092
7

Fee for initial lodging of affidavits in a family action where proof by affidavit evidence has been allowed

5540
8

Special case–

For each party8560
Maximum fee payable per case345243
9

Application by minute or motion for variation of an order in a family action

3021
10

Answers or opposition to an application under item B9 of this Table

3021
11

Letter of request to a foreign court

4531
12

Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding – payable on receipt of instruments for issue of precept

240168
13

Reclaiming motion – fee payable by party enrolling motion

170120
14

Closed record – fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined

8560
15

Allowing proof, etc. – fee payable by each party on diet of proof, jury trial, procedure roll or summar roll hearing being allowed

4532
16

For the items in B17 to B25 the fee is payable by each party appearing at the hearing after first 30 minutes or part thereof–

  • For every 30 minutes or part thereof

17

Proof or Procedure Roll (B16 applies)

4018
18

Summar Roll (B16 applies)

4018
19

Jury Trial (B16 applies)

4018
20

Outer House hearing (other than Proof or Procedure Roll, Jury Trial, Motion Roll hearing or hearings out of hours) (B16 applies)

4018
21

Inner House hearing (other than Summar Roll, Single Bills hearing or hearings out of hours) (B16 applies)

9537
22

Motion Roll hearing (B16 applies)

4018
23

Single Bills hearing (B16 applies)

9537
24

Outer House hearings out of hours (B16 applies)

5537
25

Inner House hearings out of hours (B16 applies)

12037
26

Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion

4531
C. PETITION DEPARTMENT
1

Petition of whatever nature presented to Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 or C4 of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgment under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982f2

170120
2

Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours

10070
3

Petition to be admitted as a notary public:

For each applicant13090
4

Petition to be admitted as a solicitor:

For each applicant13090
5

Answers, objection or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this Table applies

170120
6

Caveat

4531
7

Fiat

4531
8

Registering official copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland

1511
9

Issue of an abbreviate in sequestration

1511
10

Reclaiming motion – fee payable by party enrolling motion

170120
11

Closed record – fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, when no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined

8560
12

Allowing proof, etc. – fee payable by each party on diet of proof, procedure roll, summar roll or judicial review hearing being allowed

4532
13

Registering orders for enforcement under section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986f3

1511
14

For the items in C15 to C23 the fee is payable by each party appearing at the hearing after first 30 minutes or part thereof–

  • For every 30 minutes or part thereof

4018
15

Proof or Procedure Roll (C14 applies)

4018
16

Summar Roll (C14 applies)

4018
17

Jury Trial (C14 applies)

4018
18

Outer House hearing (other than Proof or Procedure Roll, Jury Trial, Motion Roll hearing or hearings out of hours) (C14 applies)

4018
19

Inner House hearing (other than Summar Roll, Single Bills hearing or hearings out of hours) (C14 applies)

9537
20

Motion Roll hearing (C14 applies)

5518
21

Single Bills hearing (C14 applies)

9537
22

Outer House hearings out of hours (C14 applies)

5537
23

Inner House hearings out of hours (C14 applies)

12037
24

Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar; and any party opposing any such motion

4531
25

Lodging of notice of appointment or intention to appoint an administrator out of court under the Insolvency Act 1986

170120
D. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS
Appeal – inclusive fee170120
E. ELECTION COURT
1

Parliamentary election petition

170120
2

Statement of matters

1511
3

Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court

4531
4

Certificate of judgement

4531
F. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT
1

Appeal – inclusive fee

170120
2

Answers – inclusive fee

170120
G. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT
1

Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, and whether in absence or otherwise

4533
2

Extract of admission as a solicitor

4029
3

Extract of protestation

4029
4

Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

4029
5

Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage or civil partnership:

(a)

Extract from Consistorial Register of Decrees of decree pronounced on or after 23rd September 1975 if not issued in terms of item B3 or B4 of this Table

2517
(b)

Certificate of divorce in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975

2517
(c)

Certified copy interlocutor in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975

2517
6

Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees – per sheet or part thereof

2517
7

Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise

2517
8

Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970f4

4029
9

Acknowledgement of receipt of an offer under section 9 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938f5

4029
PART II – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT
H. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT
I. In Factories
1

For registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution–

(a)

in Court of Session appointments

3029
(b)

in Sheriff Court appointments

2019
2

For examining factor’s inventory – 0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed

(a)

minimum fee payable

2021
(b)

maximum fee payable

575530
3

For auditing each account–

(a)

basic fee

1011
(b)

additional percentage fee on the factor’s commission as fixed (or what would have been the factor’s full commission if chargeable or fully allowed)

17.5%17.5%
4

For reporting re discharge, special powers or on other special matters

10595
5

For report on scheme of division

10595
6

For certificate under seal

2521
II. In Consignations
7

For lodging consignation

1516
8

For producing or delivering up consignation–

(a)

basic fee

1516
(b)

additional fee for every £100 or part thereof uplifted

11
(c)

maximum fee payable

6055
III. Liquidations
9

For uplifting bond of caution

55
PART III – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION
I. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION
1

Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation:

(a)

Auditor’s fee on lodging account for taxation

3434
(b)

Auditor’s fee for taxing accounts for expenses etc.

(i)

up to £400

1818
(ii)

for every additional £100 or part thereof

55
Note: fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted
2

Fee for assessing account remitted to the Auditor to determine whether an additional fee should be paid

226226
3

Fee for cancellation of diet of taxation–

(a)

where written notice of cancellation received by receiving party after 4.00 pm on the fourth working day prior to the diet of taxation

50% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table50% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table
(b)

where written notice of cancellation received by receiving party after 4.00 pm on the working day before or the day of the diet of taxation

75% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table75% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table
PART IV – FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES
J. MISCELLANEOUS
1

Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the House of Lords

170120
2

Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary)

1511
3

Recording, extracting, engrossing or copying– all documents (exclusive of search fee)–

(a)

Copying of each document up to 10 pages

5–
for each page or part thereof (in excess of 10 pages)0.500.20
(b)

Copy of each document copied to CD or in electronic form

53
4

Searches – for any search of records or archives:

(a)

Up to 30 minutes

1511
(b)

For more than 30 minutes up to 2 hours

3529
(c)

For each additional 30 minutes (in excess of 2 hours)

108
(d)

In addition, correspondence fee where applicable

108
5

Captions:

(a)

Marking caption when ordered

106
(b)

Warrant for caption when issued

106

Schedule 2TABLE OF FEES

Fees payable from 1st April 2009

Column 1Column 2Column 3
(Matters)(Fee payable)(Fee formerly payablef1)
££
PART I – FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT
A. SIGNETING
Signeting of any writ or summons, if attendance is necessary outwith the normal office hours100100
B. GENERAL DEPARTMENT
1

Appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than a family action, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House – fee (to comprehend signeting in normal office hours)

175170
2

Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a course or proceeding other than a family action

175170
3

Writ by which a family action is originated (other than a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application) – inclusive fee (to comprehend signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, of a duplicate thereof)

135130
4

Simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table)

100100
5

In relation to a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application, citation of any persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of the Rules of Court, or intimation to any person or persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of those Rules, where such intimation is required.

Charge of the sheriff officer to serve document plus £10Charge of the sheriff officer to serve document plus £10
6

Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment of or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a family action

135130
7

Fee for initial lodging of affidavits in a family action where proof by affidavit evidence has been allowed

6055
8

Special case–

For each party9085
Maximum fee payable per case355345
9

Application by minute or motion for variation of an order in a family action

3030
10

Answers or opposition to an application under item B9 of this Table

3030
11

Letter of request to a foreign court

4545
12

Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding – payable on receipt of instruments for issue of precept

245240
13

Reclaiming motion – fee payable by party enrolling motion

175170
14

Closed record – fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined

8585
15

Allowing proof, etc. – fee payable by each party on diet of proof, jury trial, procedure roll or summar roll hearing being allowed

4545
16

For the items in B17 to B25 the fee is payable by each party appearing at the hearing after first 30 minutes or part thereof–

  • For every 30 minutes or part thereof

17

Proof or Procedure Roll (B16 applies)

4540
18

Summar Roll (B16 applies)

4540
19

Jury Trial (B16 applies)

4540
20

Outer House hearing (other than Proof or Procedure Roll, Jury Trial, Motion Roll hearing or hearings out of hours) (B16 applies)

4540
21

Inner House hearing (other than Summar Roll, Single Bills hearing or hearings out of hours) (B16 applies)

9595
22

Motion Roll hearing (B16 applies)

4540
23

Single Bills hearing (B16 applies)

9595
24

Outer House hearings out of hours (B16 applies)

5555
25

Inner House hearings out of hours (B16 applies)

120120
26

Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion

4545
C. PETITION DEPARTMENT
1

Petition of whatever nature presented to Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 or C4 of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgment under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982f2

175170
2

Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours

100100
3

Petition to be admitted as a notary public:

For each applicant130130
4

Petition to be admitted as a solicitor:

For each applicant130130
5

Answers, objection or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this Table applies

175170
6

Caveat

4545
7

Fiat

4545
8

Registering official copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland

1515
9

Issue of an abbreviate in sequestration

1515
10

Reclaiming motion – fee payable by party enrolling motion

175170
11

Closed record – fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, when no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined

8585
12

Allowing proof, etc. – fee payable by each party on diet of proof, procedure roll, summar roll or judicial review hearing being allowed

4545
13

Registering orders for enforcement under section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986f3

1515
14

For the items in C15 to C23 the fee is payable by each party appearing at the hearing after first 30 minutes or part thereof–

  • For every 30 minutes or part thereof

4540
15

Proof or Procedure Roll (C14 applies)

4540
16

Summar Roll (C14 applies)

4540
17

Jury Trial (C14 applies)

4540
18

Outer House hearing (other than Proof or Procedure Roll, Jury Trial, Motion Roll hearing or hearings out of hours) (C14 applies)

4540
19

Inner House hearing (other than Summar Roll, Single Bills hearing or hearings out of hours) (C14 applies)

9595
20

Motion Roll hearing (C14 applies)

5555
21

Single Bills hearing (C14 applies)

9595
22

Outer House hearings out of hours (C14 applies)

5555
23

Inner House hearings out of hours (C14 applies)

120120
24

Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar; and any party opposing any such motion

4545
25

Lodging of notice of appointment or intention to appoint an administrator out of court under the Insolvency Act 1986

175170
D. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS
Appeal – inclusive fee175170
E. ELECTION COURT
1

Parliamentary election petition

175170
2

Statement of matters

1515
3

Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court

4545
4

Certificate of judgement

4545
F. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT
1

Appeal – inclusive fee

175170
2

Answers – inclusive fee

175170
G. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT
1

Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, and whether in absence or otherwise

5045
2

Extract of admission as a solicitor

4040
3

Extract of protestation

4040
4

Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

4040
5

Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage or civil partnership:

(a)

Extract from Consistorial Register of Decrees of decree pronounced on or after 23rd September 1975 if not issued in terms of item B3 or B4 of this Table

2525
(b)

Certificate of divorce in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975

2525
(c)

Certified copy interlocutor in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975

2525
6

Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees – per sheet or part thereof

2525
7

Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise

2525
8

Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970f4

4040
9

Acknowledgement of receipt of an offer under section 9 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938f5

4040
PART II – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT
H. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT
I. In Factories
1

For registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution–

(a)

in Court of Session appointments

3030
(b)

in Sheriff Court appointments

2020
2

For examining factor’s inventory – 0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed

(a)

minimum fee payable

2020
(b)

maximum fee payable

590575
3

For auditing each account–

(a)

basic fee

1010
(b)

additional percentage fee on the factor’s commission as fixed (or what would have been the factor’s full commission if chargeable or fully allowed)

17.5%17.5%
4

For reporting re discharge, special powers or on other special matters

105105
5

For report on scheme of division

105105
6

For certificate under seal

2525
II. In Consignations
7

For lodging consignation

2015
8

For producing or delivering up consignation–

(a)

basic fee

2015
(b)

additional fee for every £100 or part thereof uplifted

11
(c)

maximum fee payable

6060
III. Liquidations
9

For uplifting bond of caution

55
PART III – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION
I. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION
1

Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation:

(a)

Auditor’s fee on lodging account for taxation

3534
(b)

Auditor’s fee for taxing accounts for expenses etc.

(i)

up to £400

2018
(ii)

for every additional £100 or part thereof

55
Note: fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted
2

Fee for assessing account remitted to the Auditor to determine whether an additional fee should be paid

230226
3

Fee for cancellation of diet of taxation–

(a)

where written notice of cancellation received by receiving party after 4.00 pm on the fourth working day prior to the diet of taxation

50% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table50% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table
(b)

where written notice of cancellation received by receiving party after 4.00 pm on the working day before or the day of the diet of taxation

75% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table75% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table
PART IV – FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES
J. MISCELLANEOUS
1

Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the House of Lords

175170
2

Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary)

1515
3

Recording, extracting, engrossing or copying– all documents (exclusive of search fee)–

(a)

Copying of each document up to 10 pages

55
  • for each page or part thereof (in excess of 10 pages)

0.500.50
(b)

Copy of each document copied to CD or in electronic form

55
4

Searches – for any search of records or archives:

(a)

Up to 30 minutes

1515
(b)

For more than 30 minutes up to 2 hours

3535
(c)

For each additional 30 minutes (in excess of 2 hours)

1010
(d)

In addition, correspondence fee where applicable

1010
5

Captions:

(a)

Marking caption when ordered

1010
(b)

Warrant for caption when issued

1010

Schedule 3TABLE OF FEES

Fees payable from 1st April 2010

Column 1Column 2Column 3
(Matters)(Fee payable)(Fee formerly payablef1)
££
PART I – FEES IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE COURT
A. SIGNETING
Signeting of any writ or summons, if attendance is necessary outwith the normal office hours105100
B. GENERAL DEPARTMENT
1

Appeal, summons, or other writ or step by which any cause or proceeding, other than a family action, is originated in either the Inner or Outer House – fee (to comprehend signeting in normal office hours)

180175
2

Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes an appearance in a course or proceeding other than a family action

180175
3

Writ by which a family action is originated (other than a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application) – inclusive fee (to comprehend signeting within normal office hours and, if applicable, issue to the pursuer of an extract in terms of item G5(a) of this Table, and to the defender, if appropriate, of a duplicate thereof)

140135
4

Simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application (inclusive of all procedure other than that specified in item B5 of this Table)

105100
5

In relation to a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership application, citation of any persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of the Rules of Court, or intimation to any person or persons under rule 16.1(1)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as applied by rule 49.76, of those Rules, where such intimation is required.

Charge of the sheriff officer to serve document plus £10Charge of the sheriff officer to serve document plus £10
6

Defences, answers or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment of or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a family action

140135
7

Fee for initial lodging of affidavits in a family action where proof by affidavit evidence has been allowed

6060
8

Special case–

For each party9090
Maximum fee payable per case365355
9

Application by minute or motion for variation of an order in a family action

3030
10

Answers or opposition to an application under item B9 of this Table

3030
11

Letter of request to a foreign court

4545
12

Citation of each jury, to include outlays incurred in citing and countermanding – payable on receipt of instruments for issue of precept

250245
13

Reclaiming motion – fee payable by party enrolling motion

180175
14

Closed record – fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, where no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined

9085
15

Allowing proof, etc. – fee payable by each party on diet of proof, jury trial, procedure roll or summar roll hearing being allowed

5045
16

For the items in B17 to B25 the fee is payable by each party appearing at the hearing after first 30 minutes or part thereof–

  • For every 30 minutes or part thereof

17

Proof or Procedure Roll (B16 applies)

4545
18

Summar Roll (B16 applies)

4545
19

Jury Trial (B16 applies)

4545
20

Outer House hearing (other than Proof or Procedure Roll, Jury Trial, Motion Roll hearing or hearings out of hours) (B16 applies)

4545
21

Inner House hearing (other than Summar Roll, Single Bills hearing or hearings out of hours) (B16 applies)

10095
22

Motion Roll hearing (B16 applies)

4545
23

Single Bills hearing (B16 applies)

10095
24

Outer House hearings out of hours (B16 applies)

5555
25

Inner House hearings out of hours (B16 applies)

125120
26

Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar and any party opposing any such motion

4545
C. PETITION DEPARTMENT
1

Petition of whatever nature presented to Inner or Outer House other than a petition under item C3 or C4 of this Table, whether in respect of the first or any subsequent step of process, and any application for registration or recognition of a judgment under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982f2

180175
2

Additional fee payable when a petition in terms of item C1 of this Table is presented outwith normal office hours

105100
3

Petition to be admitted as a notary public:

For each applicant135130
4

Petition to be admitted as a solicitor:

For each applicant135130
5

Answers, objection or other writ (including a joint minute) or step in process or enrolment or opposition to a motion in a pending process by which a party other than an originating party first makes appearance in a proceeding to which item C1 of this Table applies

180175
6

Caveat

4545
7

Fiat

4545
8

Registering official copies of orders of courts in England and Wales or Northern Ireland

1515
9

Issue of an abbreviate in sequestration

1515
10

Reclaiming motion – fee payable by party enrolling motion

180175
11

Closed record – fee payable by each party on the lodging of the closed record or, when no closed record is lodged, when mode of enquiry is determined

9085
12

Allowing proof, etc. – fee payable by each party on diet of proof, procedure roll, summar roll or judicial review hearing being allowed

5045
13

Registering orders for enforcement under section 426 of the Insolvency Act 1986f3

1515
14

For the items in C15 to C23 the fee is payable by each party appearing at the hearing after first 30 minutes or part thereof–

  • For every 30 minutes or part thereof

4545
15

Proof or Procedure Roll (C14 applies)

4545
16

Summar Roll (C14 applies)

4545
17

Jury Trial (C14 applies)

4545
18

Outer House hearing (other than Proof or Procedure Roll, Jury Trial, Motion Roll hearing or hearings out of hours) (C14 applies)

4545
19

Inner House hearing (other than Summar Roll, Single Bills hearing or hearings out of hours) (C14 applies)

10095
20

Motion Roll hearing (C14 applies)

5555
21

Single Bills hearing (C14 applies)

10095
22

Outer House hearings out of hours (C14 applies)

5555
23

Inner House hearings out of hours (C14 applies)

125120
24

Fee payable by any party enrolling a motion or making a motion orally at the bar; and any party opposing any such motion

4545
25

Lodging of notice of appointment or intention to appoint an administrator out of court under the Insolvency Act 1986

180175
D. COURT FOR HEARING APPEALS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS
Appeal – inclusive fee180175
E. ELECTION COURT
1

Parliamentary election petition

180175
2

Statement of matters

1515
3

Any other petition, application, answers or objections submitted to the court

4545
4

Certificate of judgement

4545
F. LANDS VALUATION APPEAL COURT
1

Appeal – inclusive fee

180175
2

Answers – inclusive fee

180175
G. EXTRACTS DEPARTMENT
1

Extract decree following upon a summons, petition or appeal, or after protestation of a note, and whether in absence or otherwise

5050
2

Extract of admission as a solicitor

4540
3

Extract of protestation

4540
4

Certificate under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

4540
5

Documentation evidencing divorce, nullity or dissolution of marriage or civil partnership:

(a)

Extract from Consistorial Register of Decrees of decree pronounced on or after 23rd September 1975 if not issued in terms of item B3 or B4 of this Table

2525
(b)

Certificate of divorce in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975

2525
(c)

Certified copy interlocutor in decree pronounced prior to 23rd September 1975

2525
6

Extract from the Register of Acts and Decrees – per sheet or part thereof

2525
7

Sealing and certifying any document for exhibition in a foreign jurisdiction or otherwise

2525
8

Acknowledgement of receipt of a notice under section 19(6) or 21(2) of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970f4

4540
9

Acknowledgement of receipt of an offer under section 9 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938f5

4540
PART II – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT
H. OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT OF COURT
I. In Factories
1

For registering case and receiving and delivering up bond of caution–

(a)

in Court of Session appointments

3530
(b)

in Sheriff Court appointments

2020
2

For examining factor’s inventory – 0.333% of the value of the estate as disclosed

(a)

minimum fee payable

2520
(b)

maximum fee payable

610590
3

For auditing each account–

(a)

basic fee

1510
(b)

additional percentage fee on the factor’s commission as fixed (or what would have been the factor’s full commission if chargeable or fully allowed)

17.5%17.5%
4

For reporting re discharge, special powers or on other special matters

110105
5

For report on scheme of division

110105
6

For certificate under seal

2525
II. In Consignations
7

For lodging consignation

2020
8

For producing or delivering up consignation–

(a)

basic fee

2020
(b)

additional fee for every £100 or part thereof uplifted

11
(c)

maximum fee payable

6560
III. Liquidations
9

For uplifting bond of caution

55
PART III – FEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION
I. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COURT OF SESSION
1

Taxing accounts of expenses incurred in judicial proceedings (including proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary) remitted to the Auditor of the Court of Session for taxation:

(a)

Auditor’s fee on lodging account for taxation

3535
(b)

Auditor’s fee for taxing accounts for expenses etc.

(i)

up to £400

2020
(ii)

for every additional £100 or part thereof

55
Note: fee to be determined by the Auditor of the Court of Session on amount of account as submitted
2

Fee for assessing account remitted to the Auditor to determine whether an additional fee should be paid

240230
3

Fee for cancellation of diet of taxation–

(a)

where written notice of cancellation received by receiving party after 4.00 pm on the fourth working day prior to the diet of taxation

50% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table50% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table
(b)

where written notice of cancellation received by receiving party after 4.00 pm on the working day before or the day of the diet of taxation

75% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table75% of fee that would have been payable under item I1(b) of this Table
PART IV – FEES COMMON TO ALL OFFICES
J. MISCELLANEOUS
1

Certified copy of proceedings for appeal to the House of Lords

180175
2

Certifying of any other document (plus copying charges if necessary)

1515
3

Recording, extracting, engrossing or copying– all documents (exclusive of search fee)–

(a)

Copying of each document up to 10 pages

55
  • for each page or part thereof (in excess of 10 pages)

0.500.50
(b)

Copy of each document copied to CD or in electronic form

55
4

Searches – for any search of records or archives:

(a)

Up to 30 minutes

1515
(b)

For more than 30 minutes up to 2 hours

3535
(c)

For each additional 30 minutes (in excess of 2 hours)

1010
(d)

In addition, correspondence fee where applicable

1010
5

Captions:

(a)

Marking caption when ordered

1010
(b)

Warrant for caption when issued

1010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Court of Session etc. Fees Order 1997, which was last amended on 16th July 2007 by the Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/319).

The Order specifies new fee levels payable to the Principal Clerk of Session, to the Accountant of Court and to the Auditor of Court of Session or to any officer acting for any of them in relation to proceedings in the Court of Session.

The average increase in the level of fees in 2008 is 49%, and in 2009 and 2010 is 3% in each of those years. The fees in the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to this Order are payable from 1st August 2008 and replace fees applicable from 16th July 2007. The fees in the Table of Fees in Schedule 2 to this Order are payable from 1st April 2009 and replace the fees applicable from 1st August 2008. The fees in the Table of Fees in Schedule 3 to this Order are payable from 1st April 2010 and replace the fees applicable from 1st April 2009.