Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance (No. 2) 1930.
T J OHN J OSE PH DALY, Vice-President of the Executive Council,
A, acting for and on behalf of the Attorney-General, in pursuance of
the powers conferred upon me by the Court of Pelly Scissions Ordinance
(No. 2) 1930, do hereby make the following Eul es under the said
Ordinance, to come into operation on and from the twenty-first day of
November, One thousand nine hundred and thirty.
Dated this 12th day of December, One thousand nine hundred and
thirty.
J NO. J. DALY
for and on behalf of the Attorney-General.
COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS (SOLICITORS' COSTS)
RULES.
1. These Rules may be cited as the Court of Petty Sessions
(Solicitors' Costs) Rules.
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2. Where the Court fixes the costs to be paid by one party to another court to specify
in respect of any proceeding or action upon a complaint, it shall "iy,'^"
specify the costs in the order and shall therein, order one party to pay
such costs to the other.
3. The scale of solicitors' costs referred to in section two hundred Solicitors'
and forty-six in the Ordinance shall be as specified in the Schedule to
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these Rules.
4. Where in any action or proceeding upon a complaint an order costspayable
i.s made for the payment of a sum of money which is greater or less than aSwi'i's
the amount sued for, such sum of money shall be deemed to be the F
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THE SCHEDULE.
SCALE OF SOLICITOUS' COSTS.
Where ttic subject matter exceeds
tint docs not exceed
Preparing and filing a complaint where a
Default Summons is issued to which
no defence is entered
The like in all other cases
Entering Judgment where a Default
Summons issued to which no defence
entered including preparing and riling
necessary affidavits and documents . .
Preparing further particulars where same
required by opposing party
Preparing notice to produce or to admit
documents or to admit facts including
copies and service
Preparing any other necessary or proper
notice not otherwise provided for
Where defence entered to a Default
Summons or notice of Special Defence
given to an ordinary summonspre-
paring defence and .filing or serving
same
Preparing case for Complainant or
Defendant . .
Attending hearing where action not
contested or to hear judgment or where
action settled out of Court attending
or arranging settlement
Attending Court where action contested
conducting case
Where sitting exceeds three hours for
every additional hour
Letter before action
Examination of judgment debtor as to
debts owing and property including
application for Summons and preparing
necessary documents
Application for order nisi for attachment
of debt including necessary notices and
documents and obtaining warrants
Applications to the Court for Order under
Division 5 of Part IX. of the Ordinance
including all necessary documents,
preparation of case and attendance
at Court
Preparing and making any application
lo a Magistrate or Clerk- not herein
provided for including copies of docu-
ments filing and service
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