EX50A: September 2021

1 1 EX50A: September 2021 Important information The authoritative list of all court fees are contained in Statutory Instruments known as fees orders. To find the fees orders containing the most recent amendments for each jurisdiction, please perform a search on the Legislation website: For any queries on paying fees please refer to the EX50 guidance document. 2 Contents 1. Civil Proceedings Fee Order a. Money Claims: Issue Fee 3 b. Recovery of Land: Issue Fee 3 c. Other Fees 3 d. Judicial Review (other than immigration and asylum) 4 e. General Fees (High Court and County Court) 4 f. Company/Bankruptcy/Insolvency 6 g. Copy Documents 7 h. Determination of Costs (Senior Courts and County Court) 7 i. Determination of Costs (Court of Protection) 7 j. Enforcement (High Court) 7 k. Enforcement (County Court) 8 l.

2 Sale (County Court) 8 m. Fees Payable in the High Court Only 8 n. Judge Sitting as an Arbitrator 9 o. Admiralty 9 p. Payable in the High Court and the Court of Appeal Only 9 q. Payable in Court of Appeal Only 9 2. Family Proceedings Fee Order a. Issue Fees 10 b. Proceedings Under the Children Act 1989 10 c. Adoption and Wardship 11 d. Proceedings under the Children and Adoption Act 2006 11 e. Applications in Existing Proceedings 12 f. Appeal 12 g. Searches 12 h. Copy Documents 12 i. Determination of Costs 12 j. Registration of Maintenance Orders 13 k. Financial provision 13 l. Enforcement 13 m. Enforcement in the Family Court 13 n. Enforcement in the High Court 13 o. Service 14 p. Sale 14 q. Affidavits in the High Court only 14 3. Magistrates Courts Fees Order a. Application got JP to perform function not on court premises 15 b.

3 Appeals 15 c. Certificates and Certified Documents 15 d. Liability Orders 15 e. Copy Documents 15 f. Licences 15 g. Oaths 16 h. Other Civil Proceedings 16 i. Warrants 16 j. Commitment 16 4. Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 17 5. Court of Protection Fees Order 17 3 1. Civil Proceedings Fees Order A. Money Claims: Issue Fee 1 2 3 4 Fee No. Description Fee (a) Up to but not exceeding 300 35 (b) Exceeds 300 but does not exceed 500 50 (c) Exceeds 500 but does not exceed 1,000 70 (d) Exceeds 1,000 but does not exceed 1,500 80 (e) Exceeds 1,500 but does not exceed 3,000 115 (f) Exceeds 3,000 but does not exceed 5,000 205 (g) Exceeds 5,000 but does not exceed 10,000 455 (h) Exceeds 10,000 but does not exceed 200,000 5% of the value of the claim (i) Exceeds 200,000 or is not limited 10,000 B.

4 Recovery of Land: Issue Fee 3 Fee no. Description Fee (a) High Court 480 (b) County Court 355 C. Other Fees 3 4 5 6 Fee no. Description Fee Any other remedy (High Court) 569 Any other remedy (County Court) 332 Filing proceedings against an unnamed party 59 Filing a counterclaim The same fee as if the remedy sought were the subject of separate proceedings. (a) Permission to issue proceedings 59 (b) Assessment of costs (under Part 3, Solicitors Act 1974) or costs-only proceedings 59 Application to challenge a debt advisor s decision (non-disclosure of residential address) under regulation 38(9) of the debt respite Scheme ( breathing space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 fees order 5 1 Fee Where the value of the claim is not identified, fee (i) applies.

5 2 Fee and Claim value includes total claim amount plus interest. 3 Fee , and Where money claim additional or alternative to claim for recovery of land or goods only fee or is payable. 4 Fee and - Where money claim additional to non-money claim (other than claim for recovery of land/goods) fee payable in addition to fee - Where money claim alternative to non-money claim (other than claim for recovery of land/goods), only fee is payable in the High Court and in County Court the greater of fee or is payable. - Where more than one non-money clam is made in the same proceedings, fee is payable once only, in addition to any fee which may be payable under fee - Fee and are not payable where fee (b), (a), 3 or applies. - Where the claim or counterclaim is amended, and the fee paid before amendment is less than that which would have been payable if the document, as amended, had been so drawn in the first instance, the party amending the document must pay the difference4 D.

6 Judicial Review (other than in respect of judicial review in immigration and asylum) 7 Fee no. Description Fee (a) Permission to apply 154 (b) On request to reconsider at a hearing a decision on permission 385 (c) Permission to proceed 770 (d) Permission to proceed (claim not started by JR procedure) 154 E. General Fees (High Court and County Court) 8 9 10 11 12 13 Fee no. Description Fee (a) Hearing fee: Multi-track case 1,175 (b) Hearing fee: Fast-track case 545 (c)(i) Hearing fee: Small claims case (does not exceed 300) 27 (c)(ii) Hearing fee: Small claims case (exceeds 300 but not 500) 59 (c)(iii) Hearing fee: Small claims case (exceeds 500 but not 1,000) 85 (c)(iv) Hearing fee: Small claims case (exceeds 1,000 but not 1,500) 123 (c)(v) Hearing fee: Small claims case (exceeds 1,500 but not 3,000) 181 (c)(vi) Hearing fee.

7 Small claims case (exceeds 3,000) 346 Appellant s/respondent s notice (High Court) 259 (a) Appellant s/respondent s notice (County court-small claims) 129 (b) Appellant s/respondent s notice (County court-other claims) 151 (a) General application within proceedings (on notice) except for applications listed in fee (b) 275 (b) General application within proceedings (on notice): under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997; or for a payment out of funds deposited in court. 167 (a) General application within proceedings (by consent/without notice) except for applications listed in fee (b) 108 (b) General application within proceedings (by consent/without notice): under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997; or for a payment out of funds deposited in court.

8 54 Application for summons or order for witness to attend court 21 Application to vary a judgement or suspend enforcement 14 Issue of a certificate of satisfaction 14 5 Fee Payable by a defendant who adds or substitutes a party or parties to the proceedings or by a claimant who adds or substitutes a defendant or defendants. 6 Fee No fee is payable on a counterclaim which a defendant is required to make under rule of the CPR. 7 Fee (c). - Where the court has made an order giving permission to proceed with a claim for judicial review, fee (c) is payable by the claimant within 7 days of service on the claimant of that order. - Where fee (b) has been paid and permission has been granted at a hearing, the amount payable under fee (c) is 385. 8 Fee - Where notice of trial date or trial period is given by the court 36 days or more before the trial date or the Monday of the first week of the notified trial period, fee is payable at least 28 days prior to the trial date or the Monday of the first week of the notified trial period.

9 - Where notice of trial date or trial period is given by the court less than 36 days before the trial date or the Monday of the first week of the notified trial period, fee is payable within 7 days after the date on which such notice is given. - Where the court gives notice of both a trial date and a trial period, the fee is payable by reference to the Monday of the first week of the notified trial period. - Written notice is given on the date on which the notice is sent out from the court. Oral notice is given on the date on which the notice is communicated by the court. Where notice is both in written form and given orally, the notice is given on the date that the written notice is sent out from the court. - Where an application for fee remission is refused in whole or in part, fee (or the amount of the fee which remains unremitted) is payable either: (a) within 7 days after the court giving notice of refusal of fee remission (or refusal in part); or (b) at least 28 days prior to the trial date or the Monday of the first week of the notified trial period, whichever is latest.

10 5 - Payable by the claimant except where the action is proceeding on the counterclaim alone, when it is payable by the defendant. - Not payable in respect of a case where the court fixed the trial date on the issue of the claim. 9 Fees and do not apply on appeals against a decision made in detailed assessment proceedings. 10 Fee - For the purpose of fee a request for a judgment or order on admission or in default does not constitute an application and no fee is payable. - Fee is not payable in relation to an application by consent for an adjournment of a hearing where the application is received by the court at least 14 days before the date set for that hearing. 11 Fees (a) and (b) are not payable in proceedings to which fees and apply. 12 Fee Not payable on an application where fee or is payable.