FEES IN H.B.M. SUPREME COURT IN HONGKONG
Double or Cessate Probate or Letters of Administration de bonis non or Cessate and duplicate and triplicate Probates or Letters of Administration when the Personal Estate is under $3,000-The same Fees as on a first grant under the same sum.
When the Personal Estate is of the sum of $3,000 and over
Probate of a Codicil or Letters of Administration with a Codicil annexed being a Codicil to a Will already proved-Same Fees as on a duplicate or triplicate Probate or Letters of Administration with the Will annexed.
Exemplification of a Probate or Letters of Administration, in addition to the Fees
for engrossing
Engrossing Wills and other Documents, per folio
Every Search
Commission of Appraisement
Caveat, each
Warning to Caveat
Service of Warning
Settling Administrator's Pond and filing
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A
491
$ cts.
10 00
8868
10 00
0
40
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1
00
2 00
...
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2 00
...
4. 00
4.
Removing Caveat
Making alteration in grant pursuant to Order
Every Citation...
...
Settling Citation or Abstract of Citation for Advertisement, per folio
Filing Inventory
Writ of Attachment
Writ of Sequestration
Writ of Fi Fa...
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2 00
1 00 2 00
+
2 00
Commission of Official Administrator including Appraisement if necessary, 5 per
cent. of the gross value of the Estate (to be deducted therefrom). Any other Matter or Proceeding not herein specified-The same Fee as is charged
in the Original Jurisdiction in respect of a similar Matter or Proceeding.
2 00
RHNNNONTR
40
2 03
4
20 00
20
8888
00
SCHEDULE IV
BANKRUPTCY
In addition to the Fees mentioned in the Scale contained in Schedule B of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891 :—
In any Matter or Proceeding not mentioned in the said last mentioned Scale-The same Fee as is provided for a similar Matter or Proceeding in the Original Jurisdiction.
Instructions
$ cts. $ cts.
1. To sue or defend
2. To retain Counsel
+
600 to 10 00 5 00
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3. For a Statement of Claim not indorsed on Writ, Petition or
Special Case...
7 00 to 20 00
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10
00
•
++
...
10
00
•
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6. For Reply
10 00
7 00 to 12 00
7
00 to 12 00
4. For Statement of Defence
5. For Counter Claim
7. For Interrogatories for examination of any party or witness
8. To amend any pleadings
9. For Affidavit in answer to Interrogatories, or any other affidavit. 4 00 to 6 00 10. To appeal against any Order of Court or Judge and to appear
thereon
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11. For Counsel to advise on evidence
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12. For Counsel to make any application to a Court or Judge where
no other brief
13. For brief on motion for injunction
14. For brief on the hearing of an action or appeal 15. Any other necessary instructions
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6
00 to 10 00
6
00 to 14 00
6
00
12
50 to 20
00
15
00 to 75
00
6 00 to 10
00
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