Fees

There are a number of Statutory Instruments, known as Fees Orders, which set out the fees charged in the courts. These are:-

High Court Fees Order 2010 - all court related, fee bearing work
Fees And Duties (Government Fees) Order 2010 - apostilles, affidavits, exhibits
General Registry (Miscellaneous Fees) Order 2009 - certifying documents, copy of CD's
The Cinematograph (Licence Fees) Order 2005 - cinema licences
The Music and Dancing Fees and Duties Order 2005
The Licensing Fees and Duties Order 2005
Coroners Fees Order 2009

In certain circumstances, for example if you are on income support, you may be able to ask for exemption from paying fees using form HCFR01 - Application For Remission of High Court Fees Due To Financial Hardship (Word doc)(PDF). The guidance notes are on HCFR01A - Notes for Fee Remission (PDF).

Please note that this form is for use by claimants/applicant who do not have an advocate, those who do should contact the Legal Aid office.

Fees and Duties Act 1989

High Court Fees Order 2010

1. Fees payable in Small Claims Procedure

	Item	Fee (£)
1.1	Filing a claim for personal injuries
	• Up to £300	15.00
	• £300.01 to £500	22.50
	• £500.01 to £1,000	32.50
	• £1,000.01 to £1,500	37.50
	• £1,500.01 to £3,000	42.50
	• £3,000.01 to £5,000	54.00
1.2	Filing of a claim in any other case
	• Up to £300	15.00
	• £300.01 to £500	22.50
	• £500.01 to £1,000	32.50
	• £1,000.01 to £1,500	37.50
	• £1,500.01 to £3,000	42.50
	• £3,000.01 to £5,000	54.00
	• £5,000.01 to £10,000	82.50
1.3	Filing of an application	23.00

2. Fees payable in Summary Procedure

	Item	Fee (£)
2.1	Filing a claim for personal injuries
	• £5,000.01 to £100,000	82.50
2.2	Filing of a claim in any other case
	• £10,000.01 to £15,000	112.50
	• £15,000.01 to £50,000	180.00
	• £50,000.01 to £100,000	315.00
2.3	Filing of an application	23.00

3. Fees payable in Ordinary Procedure

	Item	Fee (£)
3.1	Filing a claim for personal injuries
	• More than £100,000	405.00
3.2	Filing a claim in any other case
	• £100,000.01 to £150,000	405.00
	• £150,000.01 to £200,000	495.00
	• £200,000.01 to £250,000	585.00
	• £250,000.01 to £300,000	675.00
	• more than £300,000	765.00
3.3	Filing a claim for an unspecified amount	765.00
3.4	Filing a non-money claim	102.00
3.5	Filing of an application	57.00

4. Fees payable in Chancery Procedure

	Item	Fee (£)
4.1	Filing a claim to wind up a company	156.50
4.2	Filing an application for Mental Health Receivership	102.00
4.3	Filing of any other claim	102.00
4.4	Filing of any other application	57.00

5. Fees payable in Bankruptcy Matters

	Item	Fee (£)
5.1	Distribution under Companies Act and Estate in Chancery and Bankruptcy Acts	67.00
5.2	Auditing Account of Trustees in Bankruptcy, Trustees under Deeds of Arrangement, the Representative of Insolvent Estates Administered by the court, and Liquidators under the Companies Act or the Industrial and Building Societies Acts 1982 to 1986	37.00

6. Fees payable in Family Business

	Item	Fee (£)
6.1	Filing an initial application or cross-application for divorce	135.00
6.2	Filing an application for a Non-Molestation or Occupation Order - fees payable separately except when filed simultaneously	102.00
6.3	Filing an application for an Order under the Hague Convention	102.00
6.4	Filing an application for an Adoption Order or a Wardship Order	102.00
6.5	Filing an application for hearing a contested divorce matter	102.00
6.6	Filing of any other application	57.00

7. Fees payable in Probate & Administration - Testamentary Business

	Item	Fee (£)
7.1	Settling a draft Testamentary application	34.00
7.2	Filing an application for probate of a Will or Letters of Administration where it is stated in the application that the gross estate in the Isle of Man:-
	• Under £2,800	*1.40
	• Exceeds £2,800 but does not exceed £21,000	47.50
	• Exceeds £21,000 but does not exceed £70,000	151.50
	• Exceeds £70,000 but does not exceed £140,000	300.00
	• Exceeds £140,000 but does not exceed £200,000	501.00
	• Exceeds £200,000	649.00
7.3	Filing a caveat	34.00

* The above fee includes the cost of one certified copy of the grant at £1.40.

8. Fees payable in Staff of Government Matters

	Item	Fee (£)
8.1	Filing a Notice of Appeal in a civil matter	206.00
8.2	Filing a Notice of Appeal or making an application for a case started in a criminal matter	206.00
8.3	Filing a Notice of Motion	206.00

9. Fees payable in Miscellaneous Matters

	Item	Fee (£)
9.1	Application to pay into Court	6.30
9.2	Application for payment out of Court	6.30
9.3	Search of Indexes at General Registry if undertaken by staff (per year or part year)	3.70
9.4	Application for registration of an enduring power of attorney	30.00
9.5	Application for a search of the register of enduring powers of attorney	5.00

Fees and Duties (Government Fees) Order 2010

	Item	Fee (£)
1	Drawing a Commission of a public authority (Commissioner for Oaths; Temporary Advocates' Licences)	25.50
2	Affixing the Seal Public of the Isle of Man, or a seal of office to a Commission, to any paper or proceeding, and providing a certificate if required	23.00
	For the sealing of each duplicate document	3.50
3	An affidavit, affirmation, declaration or attestation, (but not a declaration of secrecy under rule 29 of the Election Rules contained in Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1995⁴ or a similar declaration made for the purpose of the election of members of a local authority) taken before a public officer	3.50
4	Witnessing each exhibit to an affidavit, affirmation, declaration or attestation taken before a public officer	2.00
5	Attesting or legalising a signature and seal for Hague Convention countries and for the rest of the world (apostille)	21.00

General Registry (miscellaneous Fees) Order 2009

	Item	Fee (£)
1	Typewritten copies of documents (per page or part thereof)	8.50
2	In addition to the fee for a typewritten copy above, for any rule, decree (final or interlocutory), and any verdict made in the same cause (per page or part of a page)	8.50
3	Photocopies, electrostatic photocopies or copies by any similar process (per page)	0.25
4	Certification of a copy	1.15
5	Copy of each plan requiring colouring.	8.50
6	Producing typed transcript of recorded court proceedings per page	8.50
7	Producing a copy recording of a tape recording of any court or other proceedings —
	(a) for the first tape;	12.20
	(b) for each subsequent tape of the same proceedings.	4.90
8	(f) Supply of Compact Disc	18.50

The Cinematograph (Licence Fees) Order 2005

	Item	Fee (£)
1	Application for a Cinematograph licence	21.00
2	Consent for a Cinematograph licence	6.75
	Total	27.75

The Music and Dancing Fees and Duties Order 2005

Application Fees

Item	Fee (£)
Application for any licence under the Act (other than an occasional licence)	19.50
Application for transfer of a licence under the Act	19.50
Application for a variation or removal of a condition to a licence	19.50

Duties payable for licences

Item	Fee (£)
Licence (other than an occasional licence)-
• where the floor area of premises does not exceed 500 sq/ft (46.45sq/m)	19.50
• where the floor area of premises exceeds 500 sq/ft (46.45sq/m) but is less than 10,000 sq/ft (929 sq/m), for every 250 sq/ft (23.22 sq/m) or part thereof	19.50
• where the floor area of premises exceeds 10,000 sq/ft (929 sq/m)	742.00
Occasional licence - for each day or part of the day	27.00
Special permission -
• for the first 2 hours or part thereof	13.50
• for each succeeding hour or part thereof	9.00

The Licensing Fees and Duties Order 2005