# The Legal Aid (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989


(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 4, Table of Fees A (fees of counsel for proceedings in the Court of Session)—
(a) in Chapter 3 (petitions for judicial review) of Part 1 (junior counsel)—
(i) in paragraph 2 of the table, for “Motion for first orders” substitute “Oral hearing at permission stage or procedural hearing”; and
(ii) in paragraph 3 of the table, for “First or second hearing” substitute “Substantive hearing”.
(b) in Chapter 6 (ordinary actions) of Part 1 (junior counsel), after paragraph 9 of the table insert—
“
9A.
Any other hearing where no other fee is specified
(a) where the hearing does not exceed 30 minutes
£60.00
(b) where the hearing exceeds 30 minutes, for each subsequent half hour or part thereof
£50.00
”.
(3) In Schedule 4, Table of Fees B (fees of counsel for proceedings in the sheriff court), in Part 1 (junior counsel), after paragraph 16 of the table insert—
“
17.
Any other hearing where no other fee is specified
Attendance for up to half hour, and for each subsequent half hour or part thereof
£55.00
”.
(4) In Schedule 7 (sheriff court proceedings for which fees for work done shall only be payable under Schedule 5), at the appropriate place insert—
“proceedings in an all-Scotland sheriff court within the meaning of section 42(7) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014;”.
(5) The amendments made by paragraph (2)(a) do not apply in the case of petitions for judicial review lodged before 22nd September 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/337/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-2
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