Crooks v. Kidd & Ors [2002] ScotCS 96 (5th April, 2002)

Crooks v. Kidd & Ors [2002] ScotCS 96 (5th April, 2002)

In-house printing by a solicitor cannot be claimed as an outlay; only actual disbursements to third parties qualify as outlays. Work done by the solicitor or his firm must be charged as a fee under the applicable regulations.

Citation
[2002] ScotCS 96
Parties
Pursuer: Thomas Lamb Crooks; Defenders: Lawford Kidd W. S. and Others; Interested Party: Scottish Legal Aid Board
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Procedural Posture
Note of Objections to Auditor's Report / Hearing on Objections to Taxation of Expenses
Outcome
Note of Objections refused
Legal Topics
Taxation of Costs, Solicitor's Fees and Outlays, Legal Aid (scotland) (fees) Regulations
Civil Procedure Legal Aid Taxation of Costs Solicitor's Fees and Outlays Legal Aid (scotland) (fees) Regulations

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Parties

Thomas Lamb Crooks

Pursuer

Lawford Kidd W. S. and Others

Defenders

Scottish Legal Aid Board

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Note of Objections to Auditor's Report / Hearing on Objections to Taxation of Expenses

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a solicitor may claim as an outlay the cost of in-house printing of court documents, or whether such work must be charged as a fee under the Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989.

Ratio Decidendi

In-house printing by a solicitor cannot be claimed as an outlay; only actual disbursements to third parties qualify as outlays. Work done by the solicitor or his firm must be charged as a fee under the applicable regulations.

Court Disposition

Note of Objections refused

Orders

  • No expenses due to or by either party in relation to the Notes of Objection