Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 1997
This Act of Sederunt amends the fees payable for shorthand writers in civil proceedings in the Sheriff Court by increasing the hourly and daily rates payable for attendance at proofs or commissions. The differences in minimum daily attendance rates between shorthand writers who carry on business within a 5 mile radius of a Sheriff Court and those who travel to court from a greater distance have been abolished. A page of transcript will now be calculated under reference to a standard of 25 lines rather than 250 words. The last increase was in the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court)(Amendment) 1996 (S.I. 1996/767).