Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) 1992

Professional persons

2.  A professional person who is a witness to matters of fact—

(a) if cited to give evidence and in consequence—

(i) requires to be absent from his practice, maximum per half day

• (including travelling time) ... ... ... ...£98.00

(ii) necessarily employs a locum or other substitute to act for him in his absence whom he requires to remunerate,

• maximum per half day ... ... ... ...£56.00

(iii) examines papers for the purpose of giving evidence,

• maximum ... ... ... ...£168.00

(b) if cited to give evidence but where the citation is cancelled—

(i) more than 48 hours but less than 7 days before the date for which he has been cited,

• maximum ... ... ... ...£168.00

(ii) less than 48 hours before that date, the sum he would have been paid under sub-paragraph 2(a) above if he had been called to give evidence.