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MISCELLANEOUS COURT RULES
DI STRICT COURT (COSTS) RULES, 1972
S.I. No. 175 of 1972
The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the
powers conferred on them by Section 91 of the Courts
of Justice Act, 1924, Section 72 of the Courts of Justice
Act, 1936, and Section 17 of the Interpretation Act,
1937 (as applied by Section 48 of the Courts (Supple-
mental Provisions) Act, 1961), and Section 34 of the
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961, do hereby,
with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, make
the following Rules of Court:
1. These Rules may be cited as the District Court
(Costs) Rules, 1972.
2. These Rules shall come into operation on the 1st
day of September, 1972, and shall be read together with
all other District Court Rules for the time being in force.
3. (1) The costs to be awarded in proceedings instituted
in the District Court on or after the 1st day of Septem-
ber, 1972. shall be in accordance with the Schedule of
Costs hereto.
(2) The Scales of Co
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.ts set out in the Schedule of
Costs hereto shall be substituted for those set out in the
Schedule of Costs to the District Court (Costs) Rules,
1964 (S.I. No. 279 of 1964) as substituted by the Sche-
dule of Costs to the District Court (Costs) Rules, 1970
(S.I. No. 315 of 1970), which are hereby annulled save
as to any proceedings pending in the District Court on
the coming into operation of these Rules, which pro-
ceedings shall be continued and completed as if these
Rules had not been made.
SCHEDULE OF COSTS
Solicitors' Costs in Summary Judgment Proceedings
If amount due is paid
If amount due is not paid
Amount due at the date of issue of civil process
within ten days of service within ten days of service
of civil process
of civil process
Not exceeding £10
£0.90
£1.95
Exceeding £10 and not exceeding £25
£1.40
£2.65
Exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50
£2.10
£3.85
Exceeding £50 and not exceeding £75
£3.15
£5.40
Exceeding £75 and not exceeding £100
£3.35
£5.80
Exceeding £100 and not exceeding £175
£3.95
£7.00
Exceeding £175 and not exceeding £250
£4.55
£8.20
The above Scale of Costs shall in every instance be exclusive of and in addition to all actual and necessary
outley.
The above Scale of Costs shall apply to any proceeding at the suit of the Attorney General or any Minister
of State or Government Department.
If the Civil Process is defended the costs of the successful party shall be in accordance with the appropriate
contract, breach of contract and tort scale.
SCHEDULE OF COSTS
Solicitors' Costs in Contract, Breach of Contract and Tort Proceedings and in Claims for Damages Unconnected
with Contract
Settled
Costs of
Costs of
Costs of
Amount due at the date of issue of civil process,
before entry decree if case decree if case
dismiss
and in case of dismiss the amount sued for
not defended
defended
Not exceeding £10
Exceeding £10 and not exceeding £25 ..
Exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50 ..
Exceeding £50 and not exceeding £75 ..
Exceeding £75 and not exceeding £100 ..
Exceeding £100 and not exceeding £175
Exceeding £175 and not exceeding £250
£1.25
£3.15
£3.70
£3.35
£1.75
£5.25
£8.75
£8.40
£2.45
£7.35
£11.55
£11.20
£3.15
£9.50
£14.50
£13.00
£3.85
£12.00
£17.00
£16.00
£5.95
£17.00
£25.50
£24.00
£8.05
£21.00
£35.00
£31.00
The above Scale of Costs shall in every instance be exclusive of and in addition to all actual and necessary
outlay.
The above Scale of Costs shall apply to actions for wrongful detention brought by virtue of Section 33,
Subsection (3) of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961, according to the value of the goods as deter-
mined by the Court.
The above Scale of Costs shall apply to actions for wrongful detention arising out of a hire purchase trans-
action.
The above Scale of Costs shall apply to any proceeding at the suit of the Attorney General or any Minister
of State or Government Department.
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