The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1996
This Order amends the Supreme Court Fees Order 1980—to set the fee charged upon taxation of a bill of costs at £7.50 per £100 of the bill as taxed (article 10);to provide an advance fee for the lodging of a bill for taxation, equal to half of the estimated final taxation fee as calculated on the assumption that the bill is upheld in full, in place of the existing power to charge on withdrawal of a bill (article 10);where the bill is lodged by the party who would have to pay the amount of the taxed bill, to limit the amount of the advance fee to £50 unless the taxing officer orders otherwise (article 4);to increase the following fees as indicated (articles 5 and 6):to provide that the same fee is payable in all cases of ex parte applications before a judge (article 8);to reduce the fee for copies of documents to 25p per page after the first five pages of each document (article 9);to abolish the exemptions and remissions for persons on income support and in cases of financial hardship (article 3);to introduce a fee of £20 for ex parte applications and consent applications to a master or registrar not involving any attendance (article 7).