# The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Supreme Court Fees Order 1980—
(1) to set the fee charged upon taxation of a bill of costs at £7.50 per £100 of the bill as taxed (article 10);
(2) to provide an advance fee for the lodging of a bill for taxation, equal to half of the estimated final taxation fee as calculated on the assumption that the bill is upheld in full, in place of the existing power to charge on withdrawal of a bill (article 10);
(3) where the bill is lodged by the party who would have to pay the amount of the taxed bill, to limit the amount of the advance fee to £50 unless the taxing officer orders otherwise (article 4);
(4) to increase the following fees as indicated (articles 5 and 6):
Fee No.
Short description of fee (for full description see fees order)
Existing Fee £
New Fee £
1
Issue of writ, originating summons, motion or petition
120
120 to 500, depending on the nature and amount of the claim
2
Sealing an originating summons
15 or 30
50
3
Petition of course
15
50
4
Leave to apply for judicial review
20
50
5A
Master’s appointment
20
30
5B, 5D
Summons or motion for hearing before judge
20
50
5C
Ex parte application
20
30
5F
Setting down for trial
50
150
5G, 5H
Setting down for trial, commercial or Admiralty matter
100
500
5J
Allocation to Official Referee
50
100
6
Setting down cause on motion for judgment
15
30
8(a)
Inquiry, reference for trial, assessment etc.
20
30
9
Notice of appeal to judge
20
50
11
Notice of appeal to High Court
20
50
13
Application for a garnishee order, charging order or receiver
30
60
16
Registering foreign judgments etc.
10 or 20
30
27(a)(i)
Appeal to Court of Appeal from county court
120
200
27(a)(ii)
Appeal to Court of Appeal, other
120
200
27(c)
Application to Court of Appeal
60
100
29(e)
Taxing officer’s review
10
20
29(f)
Application to judge to review a taxing officer’s decision
35
50
30(a)
Issue of companies winding up petition
55
80
30(b)(i)
Issue of bankruptcy petition—debtor
25
50
30(b)(ii)
Issue of bankruptcy petition—creditor
55
80
30(c)
Issue of any other petition under the Companies Act 1985 or Insolvency Act 1986
55
80
30(e)
Appeal in bankruptcy
25
50
30(f)
Cross appeal or respondent’s notice under the Companies Act 1985 or the Insolvency Act 1986
25
50
(5) to provide that the same fee is payable in all cases of ex parte applications before a judge (article 8);
(6) to reduce the fee for copies of documents to 25p per page after the first five pages of each document (article 9);
(7) to abolish the exemptions and remissions for persons on income support and in cases of financial hardship (article 3);
(8) to introduce a fee of £20 for ex parte applications and consent applications to a master or registrar not involving any attendance (article 7).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3191/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-fees-amendment-order-1996/note
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