The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/937
• Sections: 13

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2000 and shall come into force for the purposes of articles 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 12 of this Order on 2nd May 2000 and for all other purposes on 25th April 2000.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

(a) “the 1999 Fees Order ” means the Supreme Court Fees Order 1999 ;

(b) an article referred to by number alone is a reference to the article so numbered in the 1999 Fees Order; and

(c) a fee or column referred to by number means the fee or column so numbered in Schedule 1 to the 1999 Fees Order.

Section 3 Transitional provisions

In relation to appeals to which rule 39 of the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 applies (transitional provisions)—

(a) articles 9, 10 and 12 of this Order shall have no effect; and

(b) the fees payable shall be those that applied immediately before 2nd May 2000.

Section 4 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

In article 2, after paragraph (e) the following new paragraph (f) shall be added—

(f) “ GLO ” means a Group Litigation Order

Section 5 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

In article 4(f) after the words “family proceedings” there shall be added the words “in the High Court”.

Section 6 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

In column 2 in fee 1.1(a) for “£300” there shall be substituted “£350”.

Section 7 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

In column 2 in fee 1.1(b) for “£400” there shall be substituted “£500”.

Section 8 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

In column 1 in fee 2, in the notes under the heading “Fees 2.1 and 2.2 Generally”, after the note “Fees 2.1 and 2.2 shall be payable as appropriate where the court allocates a case to a track for a trial of the assessment of damages.” there shall be added the following note—

Fees 2.1 and 2.2 shall not be payable in relation to claims managed under a GLO after that GLO is made.

Section 9 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

For columns 1 and 2 in fee 2.3 there shall be substituted—

(2.3)

(a) Where permission to appeal is not required or has been granted by the lower court—

on filing an appellant’s notice, or,

on filing a respondent’s notice where the respondent is appealing or wishes to ask the appeal court to uphold the order of the lower court for reasons different from or additional to those given by the lower court

(2.3)

(b) Where in an appeal notice permission to appeal or an extension of time for appealing is applied for (or both are applied for)—

on filing an appellant’s notice, or

where, the respondent is appealing, on filing a respondent’s notice

Fees 2.3(a) and (b)

Fees 2.3(a) and (b) do not apply on appeals against a decision made in detailed assessment proceedings.

Section 10 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

In column 1 in fee 2.5 after the note “For the purpose of fee 2.5 a request for a judgment or order on admission or in default shall not constitute an application and no fee shall be payable.” there shall be added the following note—

Fees 2.4 and 2.5

Fees 2.4 and 2.5 shall not be payable when an application is made in an appeal notice or is filed at the same time as an appeal notice.

Section 11 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

For columns 1 and 2 in fee 7 there shall be substituted—

(7.1) On a request for a copy of a document (other than where fee 7.2 applies):

(a) for the first page (except the first page of a subsequent copy of the same document supplied at the same time)

(b) per page in any other case

(7.2) On a request for a copy of a document required in connection with proceedings and supplied by the party making the request at the time of copying, for each page

(7.3) On a request for a copy of a document on a computer disk or in other electronic form, for each such copy

Section 12 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

For columns 1 and 2 in fee 9 there shall be substituted—

(9.1)

(a) Where in an appeal notice permission to appeal or an extension of time for appealing is applied for (or both are applied for)—

on filing an appellant’s notice, or

where, the respondent is appealing, on filing a respondent’s notice

(9.1)

(b) Where permission to appeal is not required or has been granted by the lower court—

on filing an appellant’s notice, or

on filing a respondent’s notice where the respondent is appealing

(9.1)

(c) On the appellant filing an appeal questionnaire (unless the appellant has paid fee 9.1(b)), or on the respondent filing an appeal questionnaire (unless the respondent has paid fee 9.1(b))

(9.2) On filing a respondent’s notice where the respondent wishes to ask the appeal court to uphold the order of the lower court for reasons different from or additonal to those given by the lower court

(9.3) On filing an application notice

Section 13 Amendments to the 1999 Fees Order

In column 2 in fee 10.2 for “£160” there shall be substituted “£180”;