Act of Sederunt (Sanction for the Employment of Counsel in the Sheriff Court) 2011
General regulation 12 in the Schedule to the Act of Sederunt that makes provision about the fees of solicitors in the sheriff court (S.I. 1993/3080), provides that the fees of counsel or a solicitor advocate are allowable only where the court has granted sanction for the employment of counsel. This Act of Sederunt contains rules relating to the procedure for obtaining such sanction.