SCHEDULE 1DESCRIPTION OF WORK AND FEES FOR CALCULATING REMUNERATION OF SOLICITORS IN THE HIGH, SHERIFF AND DISTRICT COURTS

Regulation 7

1.	The fee for—
	a any time up to the first half hour spent by a solicitor conducting a trial in court or conducting another hearing	£27.40
	b each quarter hour (or part thereof) subsequent to the first half hour spent in so conducting a trial or other hearing	£13.70
2.	The fee for—
	a each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent by a solicitor in carrying out work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 3 to 5 hereof, provided that any time is additional to the total time charged for under paragraph 1 above	£10.55
	b each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent by a solicitor’s clerk in carrying out work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 3 to 5 hereof	£5.25
3.	The fee for—
	a each citation of a witness including execution thereof; b framing and drawing precognitions and other necessary papers, subject to paragraph 4(c) - per sheet (or part thereof); c instructing messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers, including examining execution and settling fee; d lengthy telephone calls (of over 4 and up to 10 minutes duration); and e letters, including instructions to counsel - per page (or part thereof), subject to paragraph 4(b) below;
	in each of sub-paragraphs (a)—(e)	£6.00
4.	The fee for—
	a attendance at court offices for performance of formal work including each necessary lodging in or uplifting from court or each necessary enquiry for documents due to be lodged; b short letters of a formal nature, intimations and letters confirming telephone calls; c framing formal papers, including inventories and title pages - per sheet (or part thereof); d revising papers drawn by counsel or where revisal ordered by court - per 5 sheets (or part thereof); and e short telephone calls (of up to 4 minutes duration);
	in each of sub-paragraphs (a)—(e)	£2.40
5.	Where an exceptional amount of copying proves necessary, for each sheet a fee of	£0.35

Interpretation6

In this Schedule—

• “court” means the High Court, the sheriff court or the district court as the case may be; and

• a “sheet” shall consist of 250 words or numbers;

• a “page” shall consist of 125 words or numbers; and

• “exceptional” means the production of more than 20 output copy sheets (whether 20 of 1 sheet, 5 of 4 sheets or whatever) when a document has been copied.