PART II.—DEFENDED ACTIONS
1. Instructions fee, to include taking instructions (including instructions for a counterclaim) framing summons and statement of claim, obtaining warrant for service, enquiring for notice of intention to defend, attendance at first calling, noting defence ... ... ... ... | £51.00 |
2. Service— (a)Citation by post within the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, or the Republic of Ireland for each party ... ... ... ... | £4.00 |
Citation by post elsewhere—for each party ... ... ... ... | £9.00 |
(b)Instructing service or reservice by sheriff officer including perusing execution of citation and settling sheriff officer’s fee—for each party ... ... ... ... | £4.00 |
(c)Framing and instructing service by advertisement—for each party ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |
3. Attendance at court— Attendance at any diet except as otherwise specifically provided ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |
4. Preparing for proof, to include all work in connection with proof not otherwise provided for ... ... ... ... | £46.00 |
5. Fee to cover preparing for adjourned diet and all incidental work if diet for more than six days—for each adjourned diet ... ... ... ... | £22.00 |
6.—(a) Drawing and lodging inventory of productions, lodging the productions specified therein and considering opponents' productions (to be charged only once in each process) ... ... ... ... | £20.00 |
(b)Where only one party lodges productions, opponents' charges for considering same ... ... ... ... | £9.00 |
7. Precognitions— (a)Drawing precognitions, including instructions, attendances with witnesses and all relative meetings and correspondence—per witness ... ... ... ... | £20.00 |
(b)Where precognitions exceed 2 sheets—for each additional sheet ... ... ... ... | £9.00 |
8. Motions and minutes— Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging of any written motion or minute, excluding a minute or motion to recall decree, and relative attendance at court (except as otherwise provided in this chapter)— | |
(a)Where opposed ... ... ... ... | £28.00 |
(b)Where unopposed (including for each party a joint minute or joint motion) ... ... ... ... | £17.00 |
9. Fee to cover considering opponents' written motion or minute excluding minute or motion to recall decree and relative attendance at court— | |
(a)Where motion or minute opposed ... ... ... ... | £22.00 |
(b)Where motion or minute unopposed ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |
10. Conduct of proof— (a)Fee to cover conduct of proof or trial and debate on evidence taken at close of proof—per half hour ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |
(b)Waiting time—per half hour ... ... ... ... | £7.00 |
11. Settlements— | |
(a)Judicial tender, fee for consideration of, preparing and lodging minute of tender ... ... ... ... | £28.00 |
(i)Fee for consideration and rejection of tenders ... ... ... ... | £20.00 |
(ii)Fee on acceptance of tender—to include preparing and lodging, or consideration of minute of acceptance and attendance at court when decree granted in terms thereof ... ... ... ... | £20.00 |
(b)Extra judicial settlement—fee to cover negotiations resulting in settlement, framing or revising joint minute and attendance at court when authority interponed thereto ... ... ... ... | £46.00 |
12. Specification of documents— (a)Fee to cover drawing, intimating and lodging specification of documents and relative motion and attendance at court ... ... ... ... | £23.00 |
(b)Inclusive fee to opposing solicitor ... ... ... ... | £21.00 |
(c)Fee for citation of havers, preparation for and attendance before commissioner, to each party—for each half hour ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |
(d)If alternative procedure adopted, a fee per person upon whom order served ... ... ... ... | £9.00 |
13. Commissions to take evidence— (a)Fee to cover drawing, lodging and intimating motion and attendance at court— | |
(i)Where opposed ... ... ... ... | £28.00 |
(ii)Where unopposed ... ... ... ... | £17.00 |
(b)Fee to cover considering such motion and attendance at court— | |
(i)Where opposed ... ... ... ... | £22.00 |
(ii)Where unopposed ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |
(c)Fee to cover instructing commissioner and citing witness ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |
(d)Fee to cover drawing and lodging interrogatories and cross-interrogatories—per sheet | £9.00 |
(e)Attendance before commissioner—per hour ... ... ... ... | £13.00 |
(f)Travelling time—per hour ... ... ... ... | £8.50 |
14. Supplementary note of defence (when ordained) ... ... ... ... | £9.00 |
15. Appeals— | |
(a)Fee to cover instructions, marking of appeal or noting that appeal marked, noting of diet of hearing thereof and preparation for hearing ... ... ... ... | £62.50 |
(b)Fee to cover conduct of hearing—per half hour ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |
16. Final procedure— | |
(a)Fee to cover settling with witnesses, enquiring for cause at avizandum, noting final interlocutor ... ... ... ... | £28.00 |
(b)Fee to cover drawing account of expenses, arranging intimating and attending hearing on expenses, and obtaining approval of sheriff clerk’s report ... ... ... ... | £28.00 |
(c)Fee to cover considering opponents' account of expenses and attendance at hearing on expenses ... ... ... ... | £13.50 |