https://www.slab.org.uk/faqs/abwor-work-done-or-outlays-incurred-on-or-after-22-march-2021/
https://www.slab.org.uk/faqs/abwor-work-done-or-outlays-incurred-on-or-after-22-march-2021/
[As amended by SSI 2021 No 56 in force 22 March 2021]
SCHEDULE 3
TABLE OF FEES ALLOWED TO SOLICITORS
Regulation 17
PART I
TABLE OF FEES ALLOWED TO SOLICITORS FOR ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF REPRESENTATION
1.—Subject to paragraph 3 of this Part, the fees allowable to a solicitor for providing assistance by way of representation shall be for criminal matters and civil matters and children’s matters arising out of hearings or proceedings under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 or the Age of Criminal Responsibility Act 2019 as follows:-
| Criminal | Civil | Children's | |||
| (b) fees, as undernoted, for work other than or subsequent to that described in schedule 1B of the Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1999— | |||||
| 1. | The fee for— | ||||
| (i) | any time up to the first half hour spent by a solicitor appearing in court or conducting another hearing; | £29.65 | £35.86 | £35.86 | |
| (ii) | each quarter hour (or part thereof) subsequent to the first half hour spent in court or conducting another hearing. | £14.83 | £17.96 | £17.96 | |
| 2. | The fee for— | ||||
| (i) | each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent by a solicitor in carrying out work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 3 to 5 of this table, provided that any time is additional to the total time charged for under paragraph 1; | £11.42 | £13.80 | £13.80 | |
| (ii) | for each quarter hour (or part thereof) spent by a solicitor’s clerk in carrying out work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 3 to 5 of this table. | £5.69 | £6.88 | £6.88 | |
| 3. | The fee for— | £6.49 | £7.85 | £7.85 | |
| (i) | each citation of a witness including execution thereof; | ||||
| (ii) | framing and drawing precognitions and other necessary papers, subject to paragraph 4(iii) below - per sheet (or part thereof); | ||||
| (iii) | instructing messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers, including examining execution and settling fee; | ||||
| (iv) | lengthy telephone calls (of over 4 and up to 10 minutes duration); and | ||||
| (v) | letters, including instructions to counsel, subject to paragraph 4(ii) below – per page (or part thereof). | ||||
| 4. | The fee for— | £2.61 | £3.14 | £3.14 | |
| (i) | attendance at court offices for performance of formal work including each necessary lodging in or uplifting from court or each necessary enquiry for documents due to be lodged; | ||||
| (ii) | short letters of a formal nature, intimations and letters confirming telephone calls; | ||||
| (iii) | framing formal papers, including inventories and title pages - per sheet (or part thereof); | ||||
| (iv) | revising papers drawn by counsel or where revisal ordered by court – per 5 sheets (or part thereof); and | ||||
| (v) | short telephone calls (of up to 4 minutes duration). | ||||
| 4A. | The fee for each quarter of an hour (or part thereof) spent travelling— | ||||
| (a) | by a solicitor, | £5.72 | £6.91 | £6.91 | |
| (b) | by a solicitor's clerk. | £2.85 | £3.45 | £3.45 | |
| 5. | |||||
| (a) | There is no fee for photocopying | ||||
| (i) | where fewer than 20 sheets are copied at one time; | ||||
| (ii) | in relation to the first 20 sheets copied at any one time. | ||||
| (b) | Subject to sub-paragraph (a), the fee for all photocopying in the matter in relation to which assistance by way of representation was given is | ||||
| (i) | Subject to sub-paragraph (a), the fee for all photocopying in the matter in relation to which assistance by way of representation was given is— | ||||
| (ii) | 1 penny per sheet for each sheet copied in addition to the first 10,000 sheets. | ||||
Calculation of fees for time at court and travelling
1A. The fees under paragraphs 1, 2 and 4A of the table are payable on the basis of the total time engaged per day.
Interpretation
2.—In this table—
a "sheet" shall consist of 250 words or numbers; and
a "page" shall consist of 125 words or numbers.
Petition by debtor for sequestration
3.—The fees allowable to a solicitor for providing assistance by way of representation in relation to a petition by a debtor for the sequestration of his estate under section 5(2)(a) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 shall be—
(a) £35.86 for any time spent by a solicitor appearing in court in connection with the petition; and
(b) £59.90 for all other work in connection with the petition.