New fees order for District, Circuit and High Courts

Litigation 31/08/2001

New fees orders for the above courts will come into operation with effect from 16 July 2001. The orders provide, among other things, for increases in certain fees. Practitioners should refer to the relevant statutory instruments for full details of all changes. Details of the increased fees are set out below.

District Court (Fees) Order 2001 (SI no 253/2001)

With the exception of four new fees, the fees prescribed in the new order are the same as those in the 1997 order. The four new fees are in part 4 of the schedule to the new order as follows:

Item Fee Document to

be stamped

(1) (2) (3)

9a On an application under section 23 拢24 The

of the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 2000 application

for the licensing of an authorised event

at a racecourse or greyhound track

10a On application for an order under 拢84 The

section 20(2) of the Intoxicating application

Liquor Act, 2000

10b On application for an order under 拢84 The

section 20(3) of the Intoxicating application

Liquor Act, 2000

28 On lodging a notice of objection to 拢18 The notice

the renewal of an intoxicating liquor

licence

 

Circuit Court (Fees) Order 2001 (SI no 252/2001)

With the exception of one revised fee, the fees prescribed in the new order are the same as those in the 1999 order. The revised fee is in part 1 of the schedule to the new order at item 2:

Item Fee Document to

be stamped

(1) (2) (3)

2 On every copy of any document 拢4 The copy or

court fee card

Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order 2001 (si no 251/2001)

With a small number of exceptions, the fixed fees in the 1989 order have been increased by 20%. In relation to those fees which are charged rateably or as a percentage, there has been no increase in the rates. There have, however, been increases in some of the relevant threshold amounts. For full details, see SI no 251/2001.