Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees Order 2024 and comes into force on 1st April 2024.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(3) Expressions used in this Order which are also used in the Supreme Court Rules 2009(1) have the same meaning as in those Rules, unless specified otherwise.
Fees payable
2.—(1) The fees set out in column (2) of the table in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 are payable in the Supreme Court in respect of the items described in column (1) of that table, subject to paragraph (2).
(2) No fee is payable under this article in respect of criminal proceedings, other than the fee payable on submitting a claim for costs.
Fees payable: appeals commenced or claims submitted before 1st April 2024
3.—(1) Where, before 1st April 2024, a party files—
(a)a notice of an intention to proceed with an appeal, or
(b)a notice of appeal,
but, on or after 1st April 2024, files a statement of relevant facts and issues and an appendix of essential documents in connection with that appeal, the party must pay the fee specified in paragraph (2) to the Supreme Court.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the fee is—
(a)£4,820, or
(b)£800 if the appeal relates to proceedings under the Scotland Act 1998(2), the Government of Wales Act 2006(3) or the Northern Ireland Act 1998(4).
(3) Where, before 1st April 2024, a party submits a claim for costs to the Supreme Court, but, on or after 1st April 2024, receives an order, or confirmation of certification by the Registrar, of the amount of assessed costs, the party must pay 2.5% of the sum allowed.
(4) No fee is payable under this article in respect of criminal proceedings.
Remissions, part remissions and refunds
4. Schedule 2 applies for the purpose of ascertaining whether a party is entitled to a remission, part remission or a refund of a fee prescribed by this Order.
Revocations
5. The instruments specified in column (1) of Schedule 3 are revoked to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
13th February 2024
We agree,
Amanda Milling
Joy Morrissey
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
8th February 2024