436
FEES IN H.B.M. SUPREME COURT IN HONGKONG
SCALE III
Actions excceding $200
19. Costs of the day on adjournment of hearing (if certified for by
Judge)
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20. Attending to hear Judgment
21. Taxing (including all costs connected therewith) 22. Letter before action
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0.00
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888
$ cts. $
cts.
7 00 3
...
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5
....
...
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2 00
*0.0
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4 00
....
6 00
...
0 50
2
00
25
00 to 80 00
10
00 to 20
00··
35
00
20
00 to 50 00
23. Instructions to sue or defend 24. Preparing Writ of Summons and attending issuing 25. Drawing Brief for Counsel, per folio 26. Attending Counsel therewith
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27. Fee for Counsel (if certified by Judge) 28. Conference fee to Counsel
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...
...
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...
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29. Attending Court on trial with Counsel per day (5 hours) 30. Attending Court and conducting case where no Counsel employed,
per day (5 hours) 31. Attending Court when Judgment entered by consent without trial 15 32. Costs of the day on adjourment of hearing if certified for by the
Judge...
33. Attending to hear Judgment
Solicitor Counsel
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...
...
...
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34. Taxing Costs (including all costs connected therewith)
or where the bill exceeds 8 folios, per folio extra
10
..
00
4 CO
...
...
10 00
6 00
0 50
Occasional Costs applicable to all the above Scales
35. Drawing and Engrossing Application for substituted service of
service out of jurisdiction...
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36. Drawing and Eugrossing Affidavit of service
37. Attending to file same
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...
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2
50 2 50
2
00
4 00
3 00
0 50
...
...
...
38. Drawing and Engrossing Notice of special defence 39. Attending taking Minutes of evidence of each witness 40. If more than 6 folios, every additional folio... 41. Conference with Counsel
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...
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42. Serving any notice or other document 43. Drawing and Engrossing Notice to produce, notice to admit, notice of application for a new trial or to set aside proceed- ings including copies, service and attending the Registrar therewith
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...
...
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44. Receiving any of the above notices and advising thereon... 45. All attendances in Court on applications, or motions, or on sum-
mons in Chambers, or per hour 46. Drawing and Engrossing all necessary Affidavits not exceeding 5
folios including filing
47. For every additional folio
...
...
...
48. Any necessary attendances at the Registry or upon the opp site
party or on client
00 2 00
10 27
NO
00 to 4 00 ·
00
4 00
0
2 50 50
...
2 00
2 00
...
50. Drawing and Engrossing Pleadings signed by party 51. Or per folio
15 00
0 50
...
...
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20 00
...
0 25
49. All neccssary letters
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52. Counsel's fee for any pleading 53. Perusal of document, per folio ...
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54. Certified translations including obtaining certificate, per folio 0 50 55. Drawing accounts and other documents not included in the foregoing
costs but allowed upon taxation of costs to be necessary, per folio 0 40 56. Engrossing or copying, per folio,
57. Judge's Summons or ex-parte application
58 Or per folio
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0 20
2 00
0
50
Any other matter or proceeding
Half the costs allowed for Solicitor's charges in respect of a similar matter or proceeding in
Original Jurisdiction.
Expert witnesses-Half the Allowance in Original Jurisdiction.