LEGAL OFFICERS (FEES AND COSTS) RULES

LEGAL OFFICERS (FEES AND COSTS) RULES

LEGAL OFFICERS (FEES AND COSTS) RULES

(Cap. 87, section 10)

[9th October, 1953.1

1. These rules may be cited as the Legal Officers (Fees and Costs)
Rules.

2. (1) In any proceedings before any court or tribunal with regard to
the matters referred to in section 4(1) of the Ordinance the fees and
costs of and incidental to the conduct of such proceedings and the
appearance of any legal officer shall be governed by Order 62 of the
Rules of the Supreme Court.

(2) For the purpose of the Rules of the Supreme Court, and in the
application of any other legislative provision as to fees and costs or the
practice relating thereto, a legal officer shall be deemed to have the
status of a barrister and solicitor duly admitted under the Legal
Practitioners Ordinance:

Provided that, in consideration of an item which in a bill rendered
by or against a private party would

(a)consist of costs allowable to a solicitor solely in relation to
employment of counsel; or

(b)consist of fees payable to counsel solely in relation to his
instruction by a solicitor; or

(c)involve remuneration to both solicitor and counsel in respect
of the same event,

the Registrar upon taxation shall be informed and shall take into
consideration whether one or more legal officers were engaged upon
preparation or upon hearing of the case.

(3) If in any such proceedings the legal officer for the time being
carrying out the duties of Attorney General or Solicitor General appears
before any court or tribunal, whether or not such legal officer shall have
been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel, such court or tribunal, or
the Registrar upon taxation, may provide for such fees and costs as are
consequent upon the appearance of leading counsel.

3. For the purpose of any agreement for the payment of fees and
costs in non-contentious matters a legal officer shall be deemed to have
the status of a barrister and solicitor duly admitted under the Legal
Practitioners Ordinance.
G.N.A. 131/53. G.N.A. 3/59. Citation. Fees and costs in contentious proceedings. (Cap. 4, sub. leg.) (Cap. 159.) Non-contentious proceedings. (Cap. 159.)

G.N.A. 131/53. G.N.A. 3/59. Citation. Fees and costs in contentious proceedings. (Cap. 4, sub. leg.) (Cap. 159.) Non-contentious proceedings. (Cap. 159.)

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