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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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