FEES IN H.B.M. SUPREME COURT IN HONGKONG
22. Letter before action
SCALE III.
Actions exceeding $200
23. Instructions to sue or defend
...
...
24. Preparing Writ of Summons and attending issuing
25. Drawing Brief for Connsel, per folio
26. Attending Counsel therewith
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27. Fee for Counsel (if certified by Judge)
28. Conference fee to Counsel
cts. $ctx.
2 00
4 00
6
00
0 50
2 00
...
2500 to 80 00
10 00 to 20
00
35
00
20
00 to 50 00
00
10 00
4 00
...
10 00
6 00
0 50
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 or adjourment of hearing if certified for by the
Judge...
33. Attending to hear Judgment :---
Solicitor Counsel
...
34. Taxing Costs (including all costs connected therewith)
or where the bill exceeds 8 folios, per folio extra
...
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
2
50
2 50
2 00
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
•
...
42. Serving any notice or other document 43. Drawing and Eugrossing 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
...
4 00
3
00
0 50
7 00 2.00
5 00
52
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
00 to 4 00
4 00
46. Drawing and Engrossing all necessary Affidavits not exceeding 5
folios including filing
A
...
47. For every additional folio
2 50 0 50
49. All necessary letters
51. Or per folio
2 00 2 00
...
15 00
...
0 50
20 00
48. Any necessary attendances at the Registry or upon the opposite
party or on client
50. Drawing and Engrossing Pleadings signed by party
52. Counsel's fee for any plea ling
53. Perusal of document,
per
folio ...
0 25
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 ce-parte application
58. Or per folio
Any other matter or proceeding
0 20
00
50
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.
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