SUPREME COURT FEES RULES

SUPREME COURT FEES RULES

SUPREME COURT FEES RULES
(Cap. 4, section 54)
[5 February 1988]

L.N. 27188

Citation

1. These rules may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees Rules.

Fees payable in the Supreme Court

2. (1) The fees respectively specified in the First and Second Schedules shall be
payable in respect of all proceedings in any action or matter whatsoever in the
Supreme Court, whenever commenced.

(2) The Registrar may reduce, remit or defer payment of any fee specified in the
First or Second Schedule as he may think fit in any particular case and shall in every
case where he exercises this power endorse on the relevant document a note of
such reduction, remission or deferment and the reason therefor.

Method of payment of fees -said fees shall
be

3. Unless otherwise in the Schedules provided, the payable by means of
adhesive stamps, or by causing the relevant documents to be franked with the
amount of fees.

Application to the Crown

4. These rules shall apply to all proceedings by or against the Crown.

FIRST SCHEDULE [r. 21

COMMENCEMENT OF A CAUSE OR
MATTER

Fee

1. On sealing-
(a) a writ of summons (except a concurrent, renewed or amended writ);
(b) an originating summons;
(c) an originating notice of motion;
(d) an originating petition;
(c) an originating ex parte application;
(f) any other originating document.

In each case
$600.00





ENTRY OR SETTING DOWN FOR TRIAL IN COURT

2. (a) Setting down a cause or issue for hearing;

(b) Setting down a civil appeal, motion or summons for hearing;

(e) Entering a reference for hearing of an assessmRegistrar. In each case $600.00

TAKING EVIDENCE, ETC.

3. For every witness examined de bene esse by ajudge or the Registrar, per day or

part thereof ..................................................
$500.00

4. Attendance of a public officer to produce or prove in the Supreme Court any

record or document .... .................................................. $250.00

5. Attendance of a public officer to give evidence as an expert witness, per hour
or

part thereof ........ ..............$250.00
....................................(or such other
....................................fee as is
....................................specially
....................................assessed by
....................................the judge
....................................or Registrar)

6. Attendance of a public officer to give evidence other than as an expert
witness,

per hour or part thereof ............................... $120.00
....................................(with a
....................................minimum
....................................of
....................................$250.00)

7. Attendance by the Registrar or officer outside the Supreme Court $600.00

COPIES, TRANSLATIONS AND SEARCHES

8. (a) Copy of documents typed in the Registry and certifying same, per page 20,00

(b) Additional copies, per page .......... 2.00
9. (a) Photostatic copy of a document made in the Registry, per page 2.00
(b) Photostatic copy and certification, per page 3.00

(e) Photostatic copy of a library book, per page .............. 2.00

10. (a) Translation made in the Registry of a document from Chinese into

English, or vice versa including certificate, per page 1 1. 40.00

(b) Transcription and translation made in the Registry, from Chinese into

English, or vice versa, of a tape or recording including certificate, per page 75.00

(e) Translations and transcriptions other than those under item 10(a)

or(b) .................
................................................................................. (In the






..................................discretion of
..................................the Registrar)

11. (a) Certifying translations made outside the Registry, from Chinese into

English, and vice versa, per page ......... ............................................... 5 20.00

(b) Certifying transcription made outside the Registry, from Chinese into

1 English, and vice versa, of a tape or recording, per page 20.00

12. Search in the Registry, for each document or file referred to or required ... 10.00

SERVICE

13. Service of a document by a bailiff, per document ......................
......................... 60.00





14....................................Arresting any person $360.00
15....................................Execution of writ of possession $600.00

EXECUTION

16. On sealing-
(a) a warrant for arrest of a defendant, for the arrest and detention of a ship
or for the attachment of property before judgment;
(b) a writ of execution or writ of possession;
(c) a writ of habeas corpus;
(d) a prohibitory order;
(e) an order for the examination of ajudgment debtor (or an officer thereof);
(f) a prohibition order.
In each case
$600.00

BAILIFF's EXPENSES

17. Caretaker or watchman's fee, per day or part thereof-
(a) in admiralty cases ...............$230.00
(b) in all other cases ...............$200.00
18. Caretaker or watchman's transportation expenses (In the
......................................discretion of
......................................the Registrar)
TAXATION OF COSTS

19.On the taxation of a bill of costs or any assessment under Order 62, rule
21(4), for every $100 or fraction of $100 of the amount allowed

(a).................................for the first $100,000 6.00
(b).................................for the next 150,000 4.00
(c).................................for the next $250,000 3.00
(d).................................for the remainder 1.00

MISCELLANEOUS
FEES

20. On the sale of a ship or goods in an admiralty case, for every $1,500 or part
thereof of the price ................. 15.00
21. Authentication of document by the Registrar 65.00

SECOND SCHEDULE
PROBATE JURISDICTION
......................................Fee
1. Filing application (except an amended application) for probate or letters of
administration or application for resealing of the same $150.00





2. Grants of probate or letters of administration or resealing of the same:
If the estate is sworn under the net value of-
10,000 ..............................5 100.00

20,000 ........................ 200.00
50,000 ........................ 400.00
100,000 ....................... 500.00
200,000 ....................... 750.00
300,000 .......................$1,000.00
400,000 .......................$1,500.00
600,000 .......................$2,000.00

S...............................800,000 $2,500.00

51,000,000 ...........................$3,000.00
and $250.00 for every additional $100,000 or part thereof.
3. Double or cessate probates, or cessate letters of administration or letters of

administration de bonis non, or duplicate probates or letters of administration 80.00

4. Probate of a codicil, or letters of administration with a codicil to a will already
proved-the same fees as on a duplicate probate.
5. Exemplification of a probate or letters of administration, in addition to the
fees for engrossing .................. 80.00
6. Engrossing wills and other documents, per page 40.00
7. Every search ...................... 10.00
8. Commission of appraisement ........ 40.00

9. Caveat, each ........................................ 40.00
10. Warning to caveat ................ 80.00
11. Service of warning ............... 25.00
12. Removing caveat .................. 20.00
13. Approving and settling administrator's bond and filing 80.00
14. Making alteration in grant pursuant to order 40.00
15. Every citation ................... 40.00

16. Settling citation or abstract of citation for advertisement, per page 40.00
17. Filing inventory ................. 20.00
18. Writ of attachment ............... 600.00

19. Writ of sequestration ............S 600.00
20. Writ of fieri facias .............5 600.00
21. Any other matter or proceeding not herein specified-the same fee as charged
from time to time in the First Schedule in respect of a similar matter or
proceeding.

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