Cap. 484B 《香港終審法院費用規則》Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Fees Rules
生效中Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Fees Rules
(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 7 of 2020)
[1 July 1997]
(Format changes—E.R. 7 of 2020)
1. Fees payable in Court
The fees specified in the Schedule are payable in connection with an appeal in the Court in respect of the matters specified.
The Registrar may reduce, remit or defer payment of a fee in any particular case if he thinks fit and where he does so shall endorse on the relevant document a note of the reduction, remission or deferment and the reason therefor.
2. Method of payment
Fees shall be paid by means of adhesive stamps or by franking the relevant document.
3. Application to HKSAR Government
These Rules apply to proceedings by or against the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
4. Transitional provision relating to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Fees (Amendment) Rules 2009
Where a party entitled to require any costs to be taxed has obtained an appointment to tax before the commencement* of rule 3(b) and (c) (the amending rule) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Fees (Amendment) Rules 2009 (L.N. 16 of 2009)—
nothing in the amending rule applies in relation to the taxation; and
Fee Nos. 5 and 6 in the Schedule as in force immediately before the commencement of the amending rule continue to apply in relation to the taxation as if they had not been amended by the amending rule.
Schedule
[rr. 1(1) & 4](L.N. 16 of 2009)| Fee No. | Description | Fee $ | |||
| 1 | On filing— | ||||
| (a)an application for leave to appeal | 1,045 | ||||
| (b)any other originating application | 1,045 | ||||
| (c)a Notice of Appeal | 2,090 | ||||
| 2 | (a)Copy of documents typed in the Registry, per page | 36 | |||
| (b)Additional copies, per page | 4 | ||||
| 3 | (a)Photostatic copy of a document made in the Registry, per page | 4 | |||
| (b)Photostatic copy of a library book, per page | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Search in the Registry— | ||||
| (a)for the Register of Appeals | 18 | ||||
| (b)for each document or file referred to or required | 18 | ||||
| 5 | On filing a notice of commencement of taxation under Order 62, rule 21(1) of the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4 sub. leg. A) (as applied by rule 57 of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Rules (Cap. 484 sub. leg. A)), for every $100 or fraction of $100 of the amount claimed— (L.N. 16 of 2009) | ||||
| (a)for the first $100,000 | 6 | ||||
| (b)for the next $150,000 | 4 | ||||
| (c)for the next $250,000 | 3 | ||||
| (d)for the remainder | 1 | ||||
| 6 | Withdrawal of a bill of costs within 7 days after the application for setting down the taxation under Order 62, rule 21A(1) of the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4 sub. leg. A) (as applied by rule 57 of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Rules (Cap. 484 sub. leg. A)) is made (L.N. 16 of 2009) | 10% of the taxing fee which would be payable if the bill was to be allowed in full or $1,000 whichever is the less | |||
| 7 | Authentication of document by the Registrar | 125 | |||