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1994 No. 152 FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 3

3. Schedule 2 (Scale of Costs (Including Counsel s Fees))
3.1 Omit the Schedule, substitute:
                     "SCHEDULE 2          Order 38, rules 3 and 13

SCALE OF COSTS (INCLUDING COUNSEL'S FEES) Item
No.     Matter in respect of which charge is made                 Charge

PART 1-COSTS FOR WORK DONE
1       Drawing documents

         (a) court documents                                 $27.20 per

page
         (b) other documents                                 $9.40 per

folio
2       Engrossing documents

         (a) court documents                                 $9.30 per

page
         (b) other documents                                 $3.50 per

folio
3       Drafting and typing

         (a) short letter (up to 1 folio in length)          $13.10

         (b) circular letter (up to 1 folio in length)       $5.50

         (c) any other letter                                $11.00 per

folio
4       Telephone attendance

         (a) continuing up to 5 minutes                      $9.40

         (b) continuing for more than 5 minutes              At the rate

of $113.90
per hour
5       Perusal of documents

         (a) for each page                                   $12.90

         (b) fewer than 30 folios                            $4.40 per

folio
         (c) 30 or more folios                               An amount

at the
discretion
of the
taxing
officer
6       Scanning of documents (where perusal is

not necessary)
         (a) fewer than 10 pages                             $5.20 per

page
         (b) 10 or more pages                                An amount

at the
discretion
of the
taxing
officer
7       Preparation of the appeal papers in a

        solicitor's office                                   An amount

at the
discretion
of the
taxing
officer
8       Photographic  reproduction, carbon or

        other copy of a document                             $1.15 per

page
8A      Transmitting urgent and necessary written

material by means of the solicitor's own
facsimile machine...................................$5.50 for
the
first page,
$2.20 for
each
subsequent
page
(NOTE: STD and ISD transmission fees may
be claimed as a disbursement properly
incurred.)
8B     Receiving written material by means of the

       solicitor's own facsimile machine                     $1.10 per

page
9      Time reasonably spent by a solicitor on work

requiring the skill of a solicitor, other than
work referred to in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
       8a, 8b or 10                                          At the rate

of $113.90
per hour
10     Time reasonably spent by a solicitor or by a

clerk of a solicitor on work other than work
referred to in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a, 8b
       or 9                                                  At the rate

of $74.40
per hour
PART 2-COUNSEL'S FEES
11     Chamber work, including preparing or settling

any necessary document, opinion, advice
or evidence, and any reading fee
       (if allowed)                                          $130-$185

per hour
or part
of an hour
12     Conferences (including court appointed

       conferences), where necessary                         $130-$185

per hour
or part
of an hour
13     Short appearances (return day, interlocutory

       application, etc.)                                    $310-$545

14     Short defended list hearings (1 day)                  $435-$930

15     General defended list hearings........................$930-$1370

per day
16     Reservedjudgement....................................$130-$185

per hour
or part
of an hour
PART 3-BASIC COMPOSITE AMOUNT UNDEFENDED DISSOLUTION PROCEEDINGS
Item     Matter in respect of which charge is made           Basic

No.                                                          Composite

Amount
17     If the solicitor employed another solicitor

as agent to instruct counsel or to appear
personally for the applicant and there is
a child of the marriage who had not attained
       the age of 18 years.                                 $488

18     If the solicitor employed another solicitor

as agent to instruct counsel or to appear
personally for the applicant and item 17
       does not apply                                      $344
Item
No.    Matter in respect of which charge is made             Charge

19    If the solicitor did not employ another

solicitor as agent to instruct counsel
or to appear personally for the applicant
and there is a child of the marriage who
      had not attained the age of 18 years...            ...$600

20    If the solicitor did not employ another

solicitor as agent to instruct counsel or to
appear personally for the applicant and
      item 19 does not apply..        ..................... $462"


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