Schedule of Costs

S.I. No. 123 of 2016: District Court (Solicitors’ costs) Rules 2016

3. Solicitors' costs in landlord and tenant (ejectment) proceedings

Annual Rent

Costs if settled without necessity for appearance

Costs of judgment (decree) if case not defended

Costs of judgment (decree) if case defended (assessment of damages)

Costs of judgment (decree/ dismiss) if case defended (liability)

 

Not exceeding €3,000

180

300

390

450

Exceeding €3,000 and not exceeding €6,000

360

600

780

900

Exceeding €6,000 and not exceeding €9,000

540

900

1,170

1,350

Exceeding €9,000 and not exceeding €12,000

720

1,200

1,560

1,800

Exceeding €12,000 and not exceeding €15,000

900

1,500

1,950

2,250

The above scale of costs (3):
— is in every instance exclusive of and in addition to all actual and necessary outlay;
— does not apply to ejectment proceedings brought before the Court by summons pursuant to section 15 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Act 1851; section 10 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Amendment Act 1871 or sections 81, 84, 85 and 86 of the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1860 — in such proceedings costs shall be in the discretion of the Court and shall not exceed €110 in any case unless the Court shall, for special reason, otherwise order;
— applies to ejectment proceedings brought before the Court on civil summons pursuant to section 82 of the Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Act 1851 as applied to the District Court by section 17 of the Courts of Justice Act 1928.