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Schedule 2 NEW SCHEDULE 1 TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

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“SCHEDULE 1

DESCRIPTION OF WORK AND FEES FOR CALCULATING REMUNERATION OF SOLICITORS IN THE HIGH, SHERIFF AND DISTRICT COURTS

Regulations 6 and 11(3)

1

The fee for—

(a)

any time up to the first half hour spent by a solicitor conducting a trial in court or conducting an other hearing shall be £20.50;

(b)

each quarter hour subsequent to the first half hour spent in so conducting a trial or other hearing shall be £10.25.

2

The fee for—

(a)

each quarter hour spent by a solicitor in performing work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 1, 3 and 4, provided that any time is additional to the total time charged for under paragraph 1 above, shall be £7.90.

The work referred to in this sub-paragraph other than prescribed in paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 shall include attending with clients and others, taking precognitions, perusing documents, telephone calls of over 10 minutes duration, preparing for trial and attending court in all circumstances;

(b)

each quarter hour spent by a solicitor’s clerk in performing the work prescribed in sub-paragraph (a) shall be one half of the solicitor’s fee.

3

The fee for—

(a)

each citation of a witness including execution thereof;

(b)

framing and drawing precognitions and other necessary papers, subject to paragraph 4(c)—per sheet;

(c)

instructing messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers, including examining execution and settling fee;

(d)

telephone calls other than formal (of up to 10 minutes duration); and

(e)

letters, including instructions to counsel-each page of 125 words, subject to paragraph 4(b) and (e);

shall be £4.50.

4

The fee for—

(a)

attendance at court offices for performance of formal work including each necessary lodging in or uplifting from court or each necessary enquiry for documents due to be lodged;

(b)

formal letters and intimations;

(c)

framing formal documents, including inventories and title pages—per sheet;

(d)

revising papers drawn by counsel or where revisal ordered by court-per 5 sheets or part thereof; and

(e)

formal telephone calls and letters confirming telephone calls;

shall be £1.80.

Interpretation

5

In this Schedule—

  • “court” means the High Court, the sheriff court or the district court as the case may be; and a “sheet” shall consist of 250 words or numbers.”