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[Subsidiary]
CAP. 336] District Court Civil Procedure (Costs) Rules [1986 Ed.
Item
S.
6.
Particulars
The Registrar may allow such fee as he thinks proper in respect of every other matter or thing not hereinbefore specially mentioned.
Note to item 5: This item is intended to cover-
(a) the doing of any work not otherwise provided for and which was properly done in preparing for a trial, hearing or appeal, or before a settlement of the matters in dispute, including-
(i) The client: taking instructions to sue, defend, counter-claim, appeal or oppose etc.; attending upon and corresponding with client;
(ii) Witnesses: interviewing and corresponding with witnesses and potential witnesses, taking and preparing proofs of evidence and, where appropriate, arranging attendance at Court, including issue of subpoena;
(iii) Expert evidence: obtaining and considering reports or advice from experts and plans, photographs and models; where appropriate arranging their attendance at Court, including issue of subpoena;
(iv) Inspections: inspecting any property or place material to the proceedings;
(v) Searches and inquiries: making searches in Government Registries and elsewhere for relevant documents;
(vi) Special damages: obtaining details of special damage and making or obtaining any relevant calculations;
(vii) Other parties: attending upon and corresponding with other parties or their solicitors;
(viii) Discovery: perusing, considering or collating documents for affidavit or list of documents; attending to inspect or produce for inspection any documents required to be produced or inspected by order of the Court;
(ix) Documents: drafting, perusing, considering and collating any relevant documents (including pleadings, affidavits, cases and instructions to and advice from counsel, orders and judgments) and any law involved;
(x) Negotiations: work done in connexion with negotiations with a view to settlement;
(xi) Attendance: attendances at Court (whether in court or chambers) for the hearing of any summons or other application, on examination of any witness, on the trial or hearing of a cause or matter, on any appeal and on delivery of any judgment; attendances on counsel in conference, and any other necessary attendances;
(xii) Interest: where relevant the calculation of interest on damages; and
(xiii) Notices: preparation and service of miscellaneous notices, including notices to witnesses to attend Court; and
(b) the general care and conduct of the proceedings. Taxation of Costs-obtaining the appointment, preparing bill of costs and copies and attending to lodge; attending taxation, paying taxing fee and lodging certificate or order.
Charge
Discretionary