The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1971
The Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court in consequence of a change in the practice of charging barristers' clerks' fees (Rule 2), the increase in the court fees on issuing writs of summons and execution (Rule 3) and the closing of the Inland Revenue Offices at the Royal Courts of Justice (Rule 6). They also enable a Master to deal with matters arising after final judgment in an action in the commercial list (Rule 4), regulate the procedure on an application under section 38(4) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (Rule 5) and make a minor amendment in the praecipe for caveat against release in an Admiralty action (Rule 7).