Civil Procedure Regulation 2017
10Payment of hearing fees
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10 Payment of hearing fees
10 Payment of hearing fees
(1) This clause applies in relation to civil proceedings in the Supreme Court or the District Court.
(2) A hearing fee in relation to any proceedings is payable—
(a) if the court makes an order as to the payment of the fee—by the parties in the proportions so ordered, or
(b) if the hearing involves a cross-claim only—by the cross-claimant, or
(c) in any other case—by the plaintiff (and not by any cross-claimant).
(3) If a party is carrying on proceedings by a solicitor or other person, the party and solicitor or other person are jointly and severally liable for the payment of the hearing fee.
(4) A hearing fee is not payable in relation to a hearing that has as its sole purpose the delivery of a reserved judgment.
(5) A hearing fee becomes payable when the court or a registrar gives written notice to the person liable to pay the hearing fee of the amount of the fee payable.