The County Court (Amendment) Rules 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/516
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment) Rules 1990.

(2) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, an Order referred to by number means the Order so numbered in the County Court Rules 1981 and Appendix A, B or C means Appendix A, B or C to those Rules.

The community charge

Section 2 Citation and interpretation

In relation to domestic property within the meaning of section 66 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 , references in Order 6, rule 3(1)(b) to the net annual value for rating or to the net value for rating shall be construed as references to the value shown on the valuation list in force on 31st March 1990 or to its value by the year, as the case may be.

Section 3 Costs

Order 38, rule 13(2) shall be amended by substituting, for the figures “£17.00” and “£24.00”, the figures “£18.50” and “£26.00” respectively.

Section 4 Costs

Order 38, rule 14(1) shall be amended by substituting, for the figures “£24.00”, “£48.00” and “£95.00” wherever they appear in the Table, the figures “£26.00”, “£51.50” and “£102.00” respectively.

Section 5 Costs

Appendix A shall be amended by substituting, for the entries in the last 3 columns corresponding to the numbered items, the following —

(1) FOR ALL SCALES

7.00 — 28.50

(2) FOR ALL SCALES

7.00 — 27.40

(3) FOR ALL SCALES

4.95 per page (or proportionately)

3.30 per page (or proportionately)

(4)

(a) FOR ALL SCALES

0.60 per page

1.00 per page

1.35 per page

(b) FOR ALL SCALES

0.20 per page

0.40 per page

(5) FOR ALL SCALES

11.80 — 75.00

(6) such sum as is fair and reasonable not exceeding £420 such sum as is fair and reasonable not exceeding £1070 Discretionary 7 7.00 7.00 11.80 8 FOR ALL SCALES

11.80

(9)

(a) not exceeding

31.00

not exceeding

86.00

not exceeding

106.00

(b) 7.00 – 15.00 7.00 – 22.50 7.00 – 29.50 10 FOR ALL SCALES

3.75 – 11.25

(11)

(a) not exceeding

52.50

not exceeding

127.00

not exceeding

183.00

(b) 7.00 – 17.00 7.00 – 63.00 7.00 – 91.00 12 a 30 – 107 37 – 247 Discretionary b 15 – 55 18.50 – 124 Discretionary c 11.50 – 44 14 – 61 16 – 85 d FOR ALL SCALES

21.50

(e) On conference in chambers or elsewhere:

for each half hour or part thereof

and for leading counsel.

(f)

(g)

(h)

(13)

(a)

(b)

Section 6 Costs

Appendix B, Part I, paragraph 4 shall be amended by substituting, for the Tables of Fixed Costs, the following Tables

TABLES OF FIXED COSTS

Where claim exceeds £25 but does not exceed £250

(a) Where service is not by solicitor

(b) Where service is by solicitor

Where claim exceeds £250 but does not exceed £600

(a) Where service is not by solicitor

(b) Where service is by solicitor

Where ciaim exceeds £600 but does not exceed £2,000

(a) Where service is not by solicitor

(b) Where service is by solicitor

Where claim exceeds £2,000

(a) Where service is not by solicitor

(b) Where service is by solicitor

(7) Appendix B, Part II shall be amended by substituting, for the entries in column 2, corresponding to the lettered paragraphs in column 1, the following –

(a) 8.00 15.00 16.50 b 14.00 29.50 34.50 c 19.00 37.50 44.50 d 28.00 41.75 52.00 e 65.00 74.00 . 8 Appendix B, Part III shall be amended by substituting, for paragraphs (a) and (b) of item 7 and for the amounts to be allowed corresponding to the numbered items, the following –

(1) 9.00 2 9.00 3 1.60 4 6.00 5 18.25 6 6.00 7 a where the money recovered is less than £65.00

(b) where the money recovered is not less than £65.00

8.

(9) 5.75 . 9 Appendix C, paragraph 2 shall be amended by substituting, for the Table, the following –