FEES IN H.B.M. SUPREME COURT IN HONGKONG
SCALE III
Actions exceeding $200
19. Costs of the day on adjournment of hearing (if certified for by
Judge)
20. Attending to hear Judgment
•
21. Taxing (including all costs connected therewith)
22. Letter before action
+
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
27. Fee for Counsel (if certified by Judge)
495
$ cts. $ cts.
7 00
3 00
5 00
2
00
...
***
...
...
4 00
6 00
0
50
2
00
25
...
00 to 80
00
10
00 to 20
00
...
...
35
00
00 to 50 00
28. Conference fee to Counsel
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)
20
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
T
00
10 00
...
4 00 10 00 6 00 50
35. Drawing and Engrossing Application for substituted service of
service out of jurisdiction...
36. Drawing and Eugrossing Affidavit of service
37. Attending to file same
+++
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
**
2 50
50
2
00
4
00
...
3
00
0 50
00
2 00
...
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
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
5
00 to 4 00
2 00
4 00
46. Drawing and Engrossing all necessary Affidavits not exceeding 5
folios including filing
2 50
...
47. For every additional folio
0 50
48. Any necessary attendances at the Registry or upon the opposite
party or on client
2 00
+
49. All necessary letters
2
00
...
15
00
51. Or per folio
0 50
52. Counsel's fee for any pleading
20 00
...
0 25
50. Drawing and Engrossing Pleadings signed by party
53. Perusal of document, per folio
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
...
Any other matter or proceeding
•
•
0 20
2 00
...
...
0 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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