FIJI ISLANDS
HIGH COURT ACT
(CHAPTER 13)
HIGH COURT (ADMIRALTY) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1993
IN exercise of the powers
conferred upon me by section 25 of the High Court Act, I make the following
Rules:
1.-(1) These Rules may be
cited as the High Court (Admiralty) (Amendment) Rules 1993 and shall come into
force on 1 July 1993.
(2) In these
Rules "the principal Rules" means the High Court (Admiralty)
Rules.
2. The Schedule to the
principal Rules is revoked and replaced by the Schedule
hereto.
Made at Suva this 4th day
of June 1993.
T.
U. TUIVAGA
Chief Justice
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SCHEDULE
TABLES OF FEES TO BE TAKEN IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI
(ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION)
I - COURT FEES
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$
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On administering any oath or
declaration in court or in chambers ....................
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5.00
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On examination before him of
any witness before trial .................................
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40.00
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On any motion in chambers
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20.00
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On any motion in court
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20.00
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On a final decree in an
uncontested action ...............................................
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20.00
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On a final decree in a
contested action
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50.00
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On the assessment of damages,
or taking of any account, if assessed or taken by the judge, according to the
case .........................................
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From
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20.00
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to
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50.00
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On signing or certifying any
document ...................................................
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5.00
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II - IN THE REGISTRY
1. For preparing Instruments, etc.
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$
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c
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For sealing any writ of
summons or other document required to be sealed ............
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10.00
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For preparing any warrant,
release, commission, attachment, or other instrument, required to be sealed or
any bail-bound
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5.00
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For preparing a receivable
order or a receipt for money to be paid out of Court........
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5.00
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For preparing and sending any
notice ........................................................
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5.00
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For preparing any other
document, for every folio .........................................
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5.00
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Note.-The fees for preparing
shall include drawing and fair copying or engrossing
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2. For Filing
On filing any instrument or
other document except
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10.00
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3. For Evidence, etc.
For administering any oath or
declaration, except before the judge............................
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5.00
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For taking down and
certifying the evidence of any witness examined before him, for every folio
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.50
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4. For the Trial, etc.
On a final decree in an
uncontested action
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20.00
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On a final decree in a
contested action
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50.00
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For attendance before the
judge when any order is made or act done, other than pronouncing a final decree
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20.00
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Note:- The above fees shall
include the entry of the decree or order in the Minute Book
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5. For Reference
For hearing any reference,
according to the case, per day ..........................
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From
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20.00
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to
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50.00
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For preparing the report of a
reference .........................................................
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5.00
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6. For Taxations
For
taxing a bill of costs -
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If
the bill does not exceed ten folios
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20.00
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For
every folio beyond ten
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.50
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7. For Office Copies, etc.
For an office copy of any
document, for every folio (in addition to the fee for
sealing)..............................................................................................
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.40
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For a search of the records
by any person not a party to the action ........................
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5.00
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Note - The search-fee is to
be charged to a party to the action, or to any seaman
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III - BY THE ASSESSORS
For each nautical or other
assessor, whether at the examination of witnesses or at the trial of an action,
or upon any assessment of damages, or taking of an account, according to the
case, per day
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From
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20.00
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to
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50.00
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Note - The above fees shall
be paid to the Registrar, for the assessors, and in the first instance by the
party preferring the claim.
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IV - BY A COMMISSIONER TO WITNESSES
For administering any oath or
declaration ......................................................
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2.00
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For taking down and
certifying the evidence of any witness examined before him, for every folio
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5.00
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V - BY A COMMISSIONER TO TAKE BAIL
For attending the execution
of any bail-bond .................................................
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10.00
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For taking any affidavit of
justification
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5.00
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VI - IN THE MARSHAL’S OFFICE
For executing any warrant or
attachment ......................................................
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50.00
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For keeping possession of any
ship, goods, or ship and goods (exclusive of any payments necessary for the safe
custody thereof), for each day ............................
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20.00
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Note
- No fee shall be allowed to the Marshal for the custody and possession of
property under arrest, if it consists of money in a bank, or of goods stored in
a bonded warehouse, or if it is in the custody of a Customs Officer or other
authorised person.
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On
release of any ship, goods or person form arrest
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10.00
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For
attending the unlivery[sic] of cargo, for each
day...........................................
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20.00
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For
executing any commission of appraisement, sale, or appraisement and sale,
exclusive of the fees, if any, paid to the appraiser and auctioneer
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25.00
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For
executing any other commission or instrument
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10.00
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On
the gross proceeds of any ship, or goods, etc., sold by order of the
Court-
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If
not exceeding $200
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20.00
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For
every additional $2.00 or part thereof
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10.00
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Note
- If the Marshal, being duly qualified, acts as auctioneer, he shall be allowed
a double fee on the gross proceeds.
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On
a final decree in an uncontested action
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30.00
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On
a final decree in a contested action
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50.00
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Note
- If the Marshal or his officer is required to go any distance in execution of
his duties, a reasonable sum may be allowed for travelling, boat-hire, or other
necessary expenses in addition to the preceding fees.
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VII - BY BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR ACTING AS SOLICITOR
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$
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c
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Retaining
fee.................................................................................................................
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20.00
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For preparing a writ of
summons (to include attendances in the registry for sealing the sane)
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20.00
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For bespeaking and extracting
any warrant or other instrument prepared in the registry (to include
attendances)
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20.00
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For serving a writ of summons
or a subpoena
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10.00
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For taking instructions for a
petition or answer
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40.00
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For drawing a petition or
answer
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40.00
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For taking instructions for
any further pleading
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10.00
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For drawing any further
pleading
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20.00
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For drawing any other
document, for every folio
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2.00
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For fair-copying or
engrossing any document, for every folio
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1.00
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For taking instructions for
any affidavit (unless made by the barrister and solicitor or his clerk) or for
interrogatories or answers, according to the nature or importance thereof
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From
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10.00
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to
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50.00
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For taking instructions for
brief
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From
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10.00
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to
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50.00
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For attending counsel in
conference or consultation ........................................
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20.00
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For attending to fee counsel
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20.00
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For attendance on any motion
before the judge-
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If counsel
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20.00
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If without counsel
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40.00
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For attendance at the trial,
for each day
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From
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40.00
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to
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120.00
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For attendance at the
delivery of judgment, if reserved
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20.00
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For attendance at the hearing
of a reference to the Registrar, for each day-
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If with counsel
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From
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50.00
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to
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80.00
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If without counsel
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From
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50.00
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to
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200.00
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For any other necessary
attendance before the judge, or in the registry, or on the Marshal, or on the
adverse party or barrister and solicitor, in the course of the action
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10.00
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Note
- Where more than one document can conveniently be filed, or one document can be
filed and another bespoken, at the same time, the fee for one attendance only
shall be allowed.
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For any necessary letter to
the adverse party
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8.00
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For serving any notice
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6.00
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For extracting and collating
any office copy obtained from the registry, for every
folio...................................................................................................
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2.00
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For correcting the press, for
every folio
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2.00
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For attending the taxation of
any bill of costs, not exceeding ten folios ...................
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20.00
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For every folio beyond ten
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2.00
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VIII - BY BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR ACTING AS COUNSEL
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$
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c
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Retaining fee
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40.00
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For settling any pleading,
interrogatories or answers, etc ............................
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From
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40.00
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to
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160.00
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For any necessary
consultation in the course of the action
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From
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40.00
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to
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60.00
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For any motion
..............................................................................................
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From
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40.00
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to
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80.00
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For the examination of
witnesses before, the trial, for each day ..................
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From
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60.00
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to
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120.00
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For the trial of an
uncontested action
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60.00
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For the trial of a contested
action, for the first day .......................................
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From
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80.00
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to
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180.00
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For each day after the first
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From
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60.00
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to
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200.00
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For attending judgment if
reserved
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From
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40.00
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to
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60.00
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