Amendment of Table of Fees
2.—(1) The Table of Fees in rule 42.16 of the Rules of the Court of Session(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs.
(2) In the provisions mentioned in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act of Sederunt, for the amounts specified in column 2 of that Schedule, there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column 3.
(3) In Part IV of Chapter III (Outer House petitions), after sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 (opposed petition) there shall be inserted the following:–
“(c)Where applicable, charges under paragraphs 1A, 2, 3 and 5 to 21 of Part V of this Chapter of this table.”.
(4) In Part V of Chapter III (defended actions)–
(a)before paragraph 3 (procedure roll or hearing) there shall be inserted the following:–
“Notes of Argument | |
(a)Instructing, perusing and lodging first Note of Arguments (either party) | £122.80 |
(b)Perusing opponent’s Note of Arguments | £61.40 |
(c)Instructing, perusing and lodging any further Note of Arguments (either party) | £61.40”. |
(b)in paragraph 8(a) (commission to take evidence on interrogatories), for the figure “102.40” specified in the right hand column there shall be substituted the figure “211.99”.
(c)for paragraph 18 (accounts), there shall be substituted the following:–
“Accounts | |
(a)To include framing, adjusting and lodging account | £184.20 |
(b)To include considering Notes of Objections, and generally preparing for taxation | £184.20 |
(c)Attendance at taxation, per quarter hour | £30.70”. |
S.I. 1994/1443, Chapters I and III of the Table of Fees last amended by S.S.I. 2003/194.