SCHEDULE OF CHARGING - 3. DETAILED CHARGES EXPRESSED IN UNITS

The following unit charges may be used in any account or for part of an account where other charges are used.


1. DRAWING

  1. Deeds, documents intended to have contractual effect, court writs (other than simple debt recovery), court pleadings, affidavits, motions of substance, financial statements and accounts, inventories (other than inventories of writs) and relative schedules, memorials for opinion are all chargeable at 5 units per sheet. (a sheet is 250 words or part thereof)

  2. Where a pro-forma document has been used and variables or standard clauses inserted, the rate for that part of the document will be 3 units per sheet.

  3. Other papers to include transfers, minutes of meeting, statements, routine or straightforward motions, simple debt recovery court writs will be charged at 3 units per sheet. Intimations and certificates thereof will be charged at 1.25 units.

2. COPYING - BY ANY MEANS

No charge will be made if the number of copies made in the whole matter is 50 or less. Where the number of copies is more than 50, all copies will be charged at 0.02 units per page.



3. TIME

Time spent conducting a trial, proof or formal debate hearing before a court including a tribunal, enquiry, licensing board or arbiter will be charged at 12 units per hour. All other time will be charged at 10 units per hour. Units of time are indivisible unless otherwise stated.



4. CORRESPONDENCE

Normal letters, faxes and e-mails and letters with cheques will be charged at 1.25 units per page. A "page" is 125 words or part thereof.

Formal letters (i.e. acknowledgements/confirmatory letters) and circulars will be charged at 0.50 units.

Letters of a similar nature (i.e. the same letter going to several people), for the 2nd and subsequent letter irrespective of length, the rate will be 0.50 units per page.



5. TELEPHONE CALLS

For the first 6 minutes or part thereof, 1 unit. Calls of over 6 minutes will be charged on a time basis. Formal telephone calls (acknowledging/confirming) will be charged at 0.50 units.



6. SPECIFIC ITEMS

Recording Writs, including warrant of registration, certificate of value/exemption clause where necessary, presentation of writ, receiving writ or an extract will be charged at 3.25 units.

Quick copies and Extracts where ordered after the date of recording will be charged at 2.25 units. (where extracts of several deeds are ordered at the same time 2.25 units will be charged for the first and 1 unit for each of the others)

Lending/delivering titles and other papers. Each lending – 2.25 units.

Inventory per sheet 1 unit.



7. ACTING AS NOTARY

Notarial Certificates and attestations and similar acts including notarising court affidavits – 3 units (this fee does not include the drawing or the revising of the documents).

Notarial copies per sheet, 1 unit.

Maritime protests: Noting protests – 10 units, drawing instrument and necessary documents – 5 units, attendance at execution – 3 units.



8. REDEMPTION OF FEU DUTY

Issuing redemption notice or receipt or duplicate of original receipt - 3.25 units.