SCHEDULERULES OF THE SCOTTISH LAND COURT 2014

Expenses

Special direction

95.—(1) Without prejudice to the power of the court to modify expenses in any case, in the circumstances set out in paragraph (2) the court may make a special direction that no fee is to be charged by a legal representative against the client or any other party to the action in respect of a specified item or specified items of work.

(2) The circumstances are—

(a)that the court is satisfied that the standard of performance of such work fell short of that expected from a reasonably competent member of the profession of which the legal representative is a member; and

(b)that the representative in question had an opportunity to be heard on the issue.