Rule 837 of the Principal Rules is amended by inserting after subrule (8) the following subrule:

(8A)  An additional fee amount may be allowed by the taxing officer, having regard to the circumstances of the case, including the following circumstances:

(a) the complexity of the matter;

(b) the difficulty or novelty of the questions involved in the matter;

(c) the skill, specialised knowledge and responsibility involved and the time and labour expended by the legal practitioner;

(d) the number and importance of the documents prepared and perused, regardless of length;

(e) the amount or value of money or property involved;

(f) research and consideration of questions of law and fact;

(g) the general care and conduct of the legal practitioner, having regard to the instructions and all relevant circumstances;

(h) the time within which the work was required to be done;

(i) allowances otherwise made in accordance with this scale (including allowances for attendances);

(j) any other relevant matter.