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The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Revision) 1980

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2.  There shall be added to the basic costs set out in the said scale—

(i)if the amount recovered is less than £1,200, the fee payable on an ordinary civil bill process in the county court for that amount, and

(ii)in any other case the fee paid on the issue of the writ and, where applicable, on the final judgment.

SCALE OF COSTS
A. BASIC COSTS
Amount to be allowed in cases under the following sub-paragraphs of paragraph 1 of this Appendix
(a)(b)(c)
£ p£ p£ p
If the amount recovered is :—
not less than £350 but less than £1,000
(i) where the writ was served by post9.2512.2515.25
(ii) where the writ was served on the defendant personally10·0013·0016·00
not less than £1,000 but less than £1,200
(i) where the writ was served by post13.4018.4024.40
(ii) where the writ was served on the defendant personally15.0020.0026.00
not less than £1,20017.2527.5040.85
B. ADDITIONAL COSTS
Amount to be allowed where the amount recovered is—
(i)(ii)
not less than £350 but less than £1,200not less than £1,200
£ p£ p
(1) Where there is more than one defendant, in respect of each additional defendant served1·002·05
(2) Where substituted service is ordered and effected, in respect of each defendant served3·507·75
(3) Where the plaintiff's solicitor has no place of business within 5 miles of the Royal Courts of Justice, or where he has a place of business within that area but any defendant is served outside that area1·002·05
(4) Where service outside the jurisdiction is ordered and effected, in the case of service—
(a) in England and Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands8·0011·15
(b) in any other place out of the jurisdiction12·0017·20
(5) In the case of judgment in default of defence or judgment under Order 14, where notice of appearance is not given on the day on which appearance is entered, and the plaintiff makes an affidavit of service for the purpose of a judgment in default of appearance (the allowance to include the service)1·253·40
(6) In the case of judgment under Order 14 where an affidavit of service of the summons is required1·253·40
(7) In the case of judgment under Order 14 for each adjournment of the summons1·252·05
Costs to be allowed
£ p
(8) Where the amount recovered is not less than £1,200 and there is no available solicitor carrying on business within 2 miles of the place where the defendant is served, a mileage allowance in respect of each mile after the first two miles between that place and the nearest place of business of an available solicitor0·15

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