News & Updates
Rise in Court Fees
From 1 August 2008 the fees charged by the Sheriff Courts will increase. This increase has been proposed in order to reduce the current level of public subsidy for the Scottish Court Services, and to try and distribute the subsidy more fairly between the Court of Session, Sheriff Courts and Office of the Public Guardian.
In particular, landlords should be aware that the cost of raising both a Summary Cause and Small Claim action will increase from the current fee of £44 to £60. Therefore all actions which are raised from 1 August 2008 onwards for recovery of possession of property and/or payment up to a maximum of £5,000, will be subject to court warranting dues of £60.
Further, the court fee for the warranting of a Summary Application, which includes an application for an Antisocial Behaviour Order, will rise from £57 to £75.
Some of the main fee changes from 1 August 2008 are listed below:
Summary Application: £75 (currently £57)
Summary Cause Summons: £60 (currently £44)
Small Claim Summons: £60 (currently £44)
Petition for sequestration of estates: £90 (currently £71)
Lodging a Written Motion: £35 (currently £29)
The full list of all Sheriff Court fee changes can be found in The Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 2008, which comes into force on 1 August 2008.
If you would like further information please contact:
Shirley Evans: spe@tcyoung.co.uk, 0131 220 7660
Andrew Cowan: asc@tcyoung.co.uk, 0141 221 5562
Jim Bauld: jdb@tcyoung.co.uk, 0141 221 5562
Ruth Johnston: rej@tcyoung.co.uk, 0141 221 5562
This e-briefing is intended as a guide and does not provide a comprehensive statement of the law. Legal advice should be sought on individual circumstances.