Costs

12

Order 28, rule 10(2)(a) shall be amended by adding after item (i) the following item—

ii

a fee to counsel if the court certifies that the case is fit for counsel;

and the following items shall be re-numbered accordingly.

13

Item 12(c) in Appendix A shall be amended by adding at the end the words

or application for attachment of earnings order

14

Paragraph (d)(i) and the word “or” at the end of item (i) in Column 1 of the Table in Appendix B, Part II shall be omitted.

15

Order 38, rule 13(2) shall be amended by substituting, for the figures “£12” and “£17”, the figures “£13” and “£18” respectively.

16

Order 38, rule 14(1) shall be amended by substituting, for the figures “£17”, “£34” and “£68” wherever they appear in the Table, the figures “£18”, “£37” and “£73” respectively.

17

Appendix A shall be amended by substituting, for the entries in the last 3 columns corresponding to the numbered items, the following:—

Item No

1.

FOR ALL SCALES

5–20

2.

FOR ALL SCALES

5–19

3.

FOR ALL SCALES

3.50 per page (or proportionately)

2.50 per page (or proportionately)

4. (a)

FOR ALL SCALES

0.50p per page

0.80p per page

1.15p per page

5.

FOR ALL SCALES

9–54

6.

such sum as is fair and reasonable not exceeding

300

such sum as is fair and reasonable not exceeding

755

Discretionary

8.

FOR ALL SCALES

9

not exceeding

not exceeding

not exceeding

9. (a)

22

60

75

(b)

5–10

5–16

5–22

not exceeding

not exceeding

not exceeding

11. (a)

38

87

130

(b)

5–12

5–43

5–65

12. (a)

22–75

27–175

Discretionary

(b)

10–38

14–87

Discretionary

(c)

8–32

10–43

12–60

FOR ALL SCALES

(d)

16

(e)

On conference in chambers or elsewhere: for each half-hour or part thereof

5

9

11

and for leading Counsel

6

14

22

(f)

5–9

9–21

10–30

(g)

4–9

10–26

11–40

13. (a)

6–17

6–45

6–55

(b)

6

6–17

6–22

18

Appendix B Part I paragraph 4 shall be amended by substituting, for the Tables of Fixed Costs, the following Tables:—

TABLES OF FIXED COSTS

TABLE 1Where claim exceeds £25 but does not exceed £250

Amount of charges

£

(a) Where service is not by solicitor

16.00

(b) Where service is by solicitor

17.00

TABLE IIWhere claim exceeds £250 but does not exceed £600

Amount of charges

£

(a) Where service is not by solicitor

22.00

(b) Where service is by solicitor

25.00

TABLE IIIWhere claim exceeds £600 but does not exceed £2,000

Amount of charges

£

(a) Where service is not by solicitor

36.00

(b) Where service is by solicitor

39.00

TABLE IVWhere claim exceeds £2,000

Amount of charges

£

(a) Where service is not by solicitor

39.00

(b) Where service is by solicitor

42.00

19

Appendix B Part II shall be amended by substituting, for the Table, the following Table—

Fixed Costs on Judgments

Column 2

Sum of money

Column 1

A

B

C

Exceeding £25 but not exceeding £600

Exceeding £600 but not exceeding £3,000

Exceeding £3,000

£

£

£

(a) Where judgment is entered in a default action in default of defence

6.50

11.00

12.00

(b) Where judgment is entered on the defendant's admission and the plaintiff's acceptance of his proposal as to mode of payment

10.00

22.00

24.00

(c) Where judgment is entered on an admission delivered by the defendant and the court's decision is given as to the date of payment or instalments by which payment is to be made

14.00

27.00

32.00

(d) Where judgment is given in a fixed date action for—

(ii) delivery of goods; or

(iii) possession of land suspended on payment of arrears of rent, whether claimed or not, in addition to current rent,

and the defendant has neither delivered a defence, admission or counterclaim, nor 2otherwise denied liability

19.00

30.00

37.00

Exceeding £500 but not exceeding £3,000

Exceeding £3,000

(e) Where summary judgment is given under Order 9, rule 14

£46.00

£53.00

20

Appendix B Part III shall be amended by substituting, for the amounts to be allowed corresponding to the numbered items, the following:—

Amount to be allowed

1.

£6.50

2.

£6.50

3.

£1.10

4.

£4.25

5.

£13.00

6.

£4.25

7. (b)

£22.00

8.

£22.00

9.

£4.25

21

Appendix C paragraph 2 shall be amended by substituting, for the Table, the following:—

Column 1

Column 2

Scale

Amount of Charges

Lower Scale

£30 to £45

Scale 1

£35 to £85

Scale 2

£52 to £315

Scale 3

£75 to £380

22

1

Nothing in these Rules shall, unless expressly so provided, apply to anything done before they come into operation.

2

Where costs fall to be fixed or assessed under Appendix B or C by virtue of a judgment or order given, entered or made after the date of the coming into operation of the preceding Rules, they may be fixed, or assessed, as the case may be, as if all the work to which they relate had been done after that date.