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PART 4Other Proceedings in the County Court
Table 1:
Ordinary Civil Bill Scales – Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Remuneration
Department’s assessment of value of the claim | Solicitor | Counsel |
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Does not exceed £1,000 | £538 | £180 |
Exceeds £1,000 but does not exceed £2,500 | | |
£1,136 | £263 |
Exceeds £2,500 but does not exceed £5,000 | | |
£1,614 | £383 |
Exceeds £5,000 but does not exceed £7,500 | | |
£2,092 | £478 |
Exceeds £7,500 but does not exceed £10,000 | | |
£2,391 | £562 |
Exceeds £10,000 but does not exceed £12,500 | | |
£2,630 | £640 |
Exceeds £12,500 but does not exceed £15,000 | | |
£2,869 | £718 |
Exceeds £15,000 but does not exceed £20,000 | | |
£3,876 | £842 |
Exceeds £20,000 but does not exceed £25,000 | | |
£4,253 | £953 |
Exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £30,000 | | |
£4,692 | £1,060 |
Drafting notice for, or replies to notice for, particulars – payable to either the solicitor or counsel | £43 |
Drafting interrogatories, or answers to interrogatories, as certified by the judge | | |
£70 | £70 |
Additional Days | 50% of solicitor’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate, not exceeding £600 | 50% of counsel’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate |
Table 2:
Equity Civil Bill Scales – Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Remuneration
Where value of the personalty and / or lands | Solicitor’s Fee | Counsel’s Fee – for advising proceedings/defence, settling the equity civil bill and advising proofs | Counsel’s Fee – on hearing of equity civil bill or petition |
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Does not exceed £5,000 | | | |
£538 | £92 | £267 |
Exceeds £5,000 but does not exceed £10,000 | | | |
£1,136 | £124 | £342 |
Exceeds £10,000 but does not exceed £15,000 | | | |
£1,614 | £152 | £458 |
Exceeds £15,000 but does not exceed £20,000 | | | |
£2,092 | £200 | £534 |
Exceeds £20,000 but does not exceed £25,000 | | | |
£2,391 | £230 | £612 |
Exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £35,000 | | | |
£2,630 | £301 | £763 |
Exceeds £35,000 but does not exceed £45,000 | | | |
£2,869 | £369 | £917 |
Additional Days | 50% of solicitor’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate, not exceeding £600 | N/A | 50% of counsel’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate |
Table 3:
Ejectment proceedings for the Recovery of property – Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Remuneration
Item of Work | Solicitor | Counsel |
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Proceedings for the recovery of possession of premises by a statutory body | £132 | £64 |
In other cases, where valuation does not exceed £4,060 | £321 | £123 |
In other cases, where valuation exceeds £4,060 | £458 | £230 |
Additional days | 50% of solicitor’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate, not exceeding £600 | 50% of counsel’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate |
Table 4:
Plaintiff’s Remuneration in Remitted Actions
Amount decreed (or value of case as assessed by Department) | Solicitor | Counsel |
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Does not exceed £1,000 | £538 | £180 |
Exceeds £1,000 but does not exceed £2,500 | | |
£1,136 | £263 |
Exceeds £2,500 but does not exceed £5,000 | | |
£1,614 | £383 |
Exceeds £5,000 but does not exceed £7,500 | | |
£2,092 | £478 |
Exceeds £7,500 but does not exceed £10,000 | | |
£2,391 | £562 |
Exceeds £10,000 but does not exceed £12,500 | | |
£2,630 | £640 |
Exceeds £12,500 but does not exceed £15,000 | | |
£2,869 | £718 |
Exceeds £15,000 but does not exceed £20,000 | | |
£3,876 | £842 |
Exceeds £20,000 but does not exceed £25,000 | | |
£4,253 | £953 |
Exceeds 25,000 but does not exceed £30,000 | | |
£4,692 | £1,060 |
Drafting notice for, or replies to notice for, particulars –payable to either the solicitor or counsel | £43 |
Drafting interrogatories, or answers to interrogatories, as certified by the judge | | |
£70 | £70 |
Additional Days | 50% of solicitor’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate, not exceeding £600 | 50% of counsel’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate |
Table 5:
Defendant’s Remuneration in Remitted Actions
Item of Work | Solicitor | Counsel |
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Fee Payable | £2869 | £718 |
Drafting notice for, or replies to notice for, particulars –payable to either the solicitor or counsel, as certified by the judge | £43 |
Additional Days | 50% of solicitor’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate, not exceeding £600 | 50% of counsel’s scale fee on the amount claimed or decreed, as appropriate |
Table 6:
Interlocutory Applications
Item of Work | Solicitor | >Counsel |
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Instruction, drawing Notice of Motion etc. | £118.56 | £118.56 |
Attending before Judge on notice or ex-parte | £59.28 | £59.28 |
Drawing up list of documents under Order 15 | £42.07 | £42.07 |
Table 7:
Occasional Costs
Item of Work | Rate |
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Affidavit of Service | £2.72 |
Other Affidavit | £1.12 |
Preparing Recognizance | £3.12 |
Drawing, issuing and serving a witness summons | £9.10 |
Drawing costs and copies | £6.74 per page |
Attending taxation | £11.39 per hour |
Table 8:
Limited Certificates
Item of Work | Solicitor | Counsel |
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Counsel’s Opinion | £75 | £30 |
- up to 5 pages | £75 | £50 |
- up to 7 pages | £75 | £65 |
Engineer’s Report | £100 | N/A |
Engineer’s Report (no details provided) | £75 | N/A |
Medical Report | £50 | N/A |
Issue and service of Civil Bill, Replies and Discovery | £200 | N/A |
Stamp Duty | £50 | N/A |
Stamp Duty with other limitation | £100 | N/A |
Discovery | £50 | N/A |
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