The Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees in Civil Proceedings) Amendment Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/422
• Sections: 30

Section 1

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees in Civil Proceedings) Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees in Civil Proceedings) Regulations 1984 .

Section 2

For the Table of Fees in Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 3

The amendments to the principal Regulations made by regulation 2 of these Regulations shall apply only to fees in relation to work done on or after 1st April 1988.

Section 1

Summons or other initiating writ

(a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b) below the fees shall be–

(i) Where the facts set out in section 1(2)(b) (unreasonable behaviour) of the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 are relied on

Section 1 Summons or other initiating writ

The fees specified in Part I shall apply.

Section 1

Petition (including any revisals thereto)

(a) Petition for interdict

Section 1

Summons (including any revisals thereto)

(a) Straightforward cases

Section 1

Revisal of pleadings

(a) Revisal of summons, defences, petition or answers

Section 2

Minute

(a) Minute involving arrangements for a child or children and/or financial provision

Section 2

Minute for pursuer relating to custody, aliment or access

Section 2

Answers (including any revisals thereto)

(a) Petition for interdict

Section 2

Defences (including any revisals thereto)

(a) Where in purely skeleton form to preserve rights of parties

Section 2

Minutes, etc.—revisal fees

(a) Amendments (other than formal) or answers

Section 3

By Order Roll appearance

Section 3

Defence or answers

(a) Defence or answer in purely skeleton form to preserve rights of parties

Section 3 All other work

The fees specified in Part IV shall apply.

Section 3

Adjustments of record

(a) Adjustment fee (each occasion)

Section 3

Notes

(a) Note on quantum only

Section 4 All other work

The fees specified in Part IV shall apply.

Section 4 Joint minute regulating custody, aliment or access

Framing or adjusting the minute

Section 4 Specification of documents

Standard calls only

Section 4

Consultations

(a) Before proof or trial, or otherwise involving a significant degree of preparation or lengthy discussion

Section 5

Minutes, etc.

(a) Formal amendments or answers

Section 5

Day in court

(a) Inner House—per day

Section 6

Notes

(a) Note on quantum only

Section 7

Consultations

(a) Before proof or trial, or otherwise involving a significant degree of preparation or lengthy discussion–

(i) Junior alone

Section 8

Motions

(a) Unopposed motions on By Order (Adjustment) Roll, etc.

Section 9

Procedure Roll, proof or jury trial

(a) Junior alone–per day

Section 10

Inner House

(a) Single Bills

(i) Unopposed

Section 11

Attendance at judgement

(a) Outer House