£ s. d. 4. Instructing counsel (1.) Letter or attendance with fee-11. 1s. or 21. 2s. Exceeding 21. 2s. and not exceeding 51. 5s. (2.) Fixing consultation with counsel where more than one 5. Revising papers drawn by counsel Not exceeding 5 sheets Exceeding 5 sheets, and not exceeding 10 sheets 6. Atendances, &c. (1.) Each necessary attendance at a consultation of counsel, Exceeding half an hour, but not exceeding an hour (b.) If at a distance from Edinburgh, but in Scotland, Besides reasonable travelling charges, and an allowance for maintenance, at a rate not ex- (c.) If in England or Ireland, for the time occupied in Besides reasonable travelling charges, 068 0 10 0 0 13 4 1 0 0 050 050 0 10 0 050 068 0 10 0 050 allowance for maintenance, at a rate not ex- If in London, the allowance for maintenance to be And the agent shall be allowed, in addition to time (d.) If during such absence from Edinburgh, the time (e.) But when business may be properly performed by (2.) Allowance to agent for time (a.) If in Edinburgh or neighbourhood, per hour- And in addition reasonable travelling charges and personal expenses, the latter not exceeding per day (3.) Attendance lodging application, and procuring deliverance on any summary application in time of vacation, or during any recess of the Court (4.) Borrowing a process consisting of not more than 40 numbers Above 40 and not exceeding 100 numbers And for every 50 or part of 50 above 200 numbers (5.) Returning a process and getting receipt scored, one- (6.) Attendance getting a process transmitted from one clerk to another (7.) Ordering a caption for the return of a process, and intimating same to opposite agent (8.) If the process is not returned after intimation by the But this to be charged only once as to each paper. (11.) Lodging each paper, and productions made therewith Or if productions necessarily lodged separately from paper, the same fee. (12.) Procuring copy of an interlocutor This fee to apply only to important interlocutors in a cause. Booking the interlocutor in all cases, per sheet (13.) Ordering and procuring from clerk any Act, or warrant, commission, diligence, or decree, or authentication of an interlocutor or order of Court, where such is necessary 0 3 4 050 050 0 3 4 0 3 4 0 3 4 (14.) Instructing messenger or officer to execute or intimate For the first party on whom service or intimation is For every other This charge to include examination of executions. (15.) Attendance on reporter with proceedings, &c., and getting him to accept remit 068 2 M 2 (16.) Attendance on reporter, getting up his report, and settling his fee (17.) Attendance on a commissioner, fixing diet of proof or examination of parties or havers, and intimating the same to the opposite agent or party, and writing certificate of intimation 18.) Attendance on commissioner under commission and (19.) Perusing and considering reports obtained under remit, £ s. d. 0 10 0 0 10 0 050 (21.) Procuring an account of expenses marked by the clerk, lodging the same with the auditor, getting warrant to tax, and serving the same, with copy of the account, on opposite agent (22.) Framing account of expenses, per sheet (23.) Drawing note to extractor for extract, lodging the same, transmitting process, and procuring and examining extract (24.) At the end of each session-that is, in March and Julythere shall be allowed to the agents a fee, to be called Session Fee, to cover instructions to counsel to attend callings where no fee sent; general consultations with them during the progress of the case, where no charge is made, and the other trouble not allowed in a case, according to the circumstances of the case 7. Correspondence : From To (1.) Each letter not exceeding one page of 125 words But mere formal letters (such as simply transmitting or 068 020 0 10 0 0 10 6 3 3 0 034 0 5 0 026 016 050 (3.) Circulars. Framing same (3.) Where copies for printer not charged, making up set of 1. Ordinary business : II.-Bill Chamber. (1.) Framing (including fair copy) and lodging caveat (3.) Instructing to intimate or getting intimation accepted (4.) Returning the certificate of intimation to Bill Chamber clerk (5.) In cases where it may be necessary to wait on the clerks Above half an hour and not exceeding an hour- (6.) Taking out bond of caution, returning the same when (7.) Getting up the bond to be attested, returning when (9.) Preparing for discussion where counsel not employed (11.) Inspecting the books, and making inquiries whether answers have been lodged This is to be charged only once. (12.) Inspecting books for Lord Ordinary's interlocutor Taking copy thereof, per sheet 0 3 4 0 1 G 034 (13.) Taking out passed note to expede, or ordering and procuring certificate of refusal (14.) Inspecting books and making inquiry whether caution has been found, and consenting or objecting thereto (15.) Do., as to each attestor, and consenting or objecting to him (16.) Ordering and taking out extract for decree for expenses Mercantile sequestrations (1.) Receiving instructions and explanations to apply for sequestration, and writing mandate (2.) Attendance presenting and obtaining deliverance on the application (3.) Transmitting to sheriff-clerk 0 10 0 050 050 0 10 0 (4.) Drawing abbreviate of sequestration, and getting same entered in register of inhibitions 610 (5.) Inserting advertisement in each Gazette, whether Edinburgh or London Gazette, besides the usual fees of drawing the advertisement according to the length 0 3 4 (6.) Obtaining deliverance, declaring election of trustee and commissioners (7.) Taking out bond of caution, getting it signed and lodging 0 10 0 (8.) Taking out act and warrant, and transmitting same to accountant in bankruptcy (9.) Drawing abbreviate of trustee's confirmation, and ing and recording the same (10.) Framing note when first dividend payable, and list of commissioners, and lodging same III.-Outer House. (1.) Enrolling a case before a Lord Ordinary and intimating enrolment to opposite agent— Where only one For each other (2.) Attendance at calling in motion roll, not exceeding half- Above half-an-hour, but not exceeding an hour- But there shall be no charge for attendance when the (3.) Attendance and inquiries as to a cause of avizandum This to be only once stated for such inquiries and attendance. (4.) Putting up each protestation for production of summons, or other proceeding at the minute-book, or for not calling, enrolling, or insisting in the action, including framing the note (5.) Attendance on clerk producing summons or other proceeding and obtaining certificate, and thereafter on the keeper of the minute-book getting protestation scored 05 0 016 (6.) Copy of the unadjusted record for the printer, per sheet (7.) Lodging prints with the clerk and opposite agent (8.) Revising the print of unadjusted record (as in general charges). (9.) The papers which form the record being lodged on both sides. For the agent's trouble in going through the whole proceedings and productions, and carefully considering these with a view to closing the record, including meetings with counsel-in discretion of the auditor From 050 0 13 4 220 034 (10.) Instructing printer to print record as adjusted (12.) Lodging prints of closed record with the clerk (13.) When the case is in the procedure or debate roll, preparing for discussion (14.) When the case remains in the roll till another session, again preparing for discussion (15.) Debate fee to be fixed by the auditor according to circumstances of case From But no other charge shall be made for attendances in (16.) Each intimation ordered on the walls and in the minute- (17.) Attendance inquiring for or obtaining decree in (18.) Attendance lodging with the auditor an account for decree in absence, and taking up same when taxed |