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This Act of Sederunt amends Part II of Chapter 42 of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 (which deals with fees of solicitors) by—
(i)providing for a fee for an expert witness giving evidence by affidavit (paragraph 2(3));
(ii)clarifying the rules on the four month time limit for lodging accounts and on charges for the precognition of witnesses (paragraph 2(2)(4) and (5)); and
(iii)increasing—
(a)the fees payable to solicitors by about 3 per cent; and
(b)the maximum outlays in undefended causes permitted under Part I of Chapter III by 12½ per cent in view of the introduction of increased court fees in the Court of Session(paragraph 2(6)).
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