55. (1) (1) Where in the foregoing provisions of this Schedule there is entered the word “Discretionary”, the amount of cost to be allowed in respect of that item shall (subject to any order of the Court fixing the costs to be allowed) be in the discretion of the Judge.
(2) In exercising his discretion under this paragraph the Judge shall have regard to all relevant circumstances, and in particular to—
(a) the complexity of the item or the cause or matter in which it arises and the difficulty or new issues involved;
(b) the skill, specialized knowledge and responsibility required of, and the time and labour expended by the counsel;
(c) the number and importance of the documents (however brief) prepared or perused;
(d) the place and circumstances in which the business involved is transacted;
(e) the importance of the cause or matter to the client;
(f) where money or property is involved, its amount or value; and
(g) any other fees and allowances payable to the counsel in respect of other items in the same cause or matter, but only where work done in relation to those items has reduced the work which would otherwise have been necessary in relation to the item in question.
Attendances in Chambers
56. (1) The following provisions of this paragraph apply in relation to every hearing in Chambers.
(2) On a taxation of costs only costa have been allowed by the Court to be fixes at the hearing and in fixing the costs the Court shall have regard to the matters mentioned in paragraph 1(2) of this Part of this Schedule.
(3) Where on any such hearing as aforesaid the Court certifies that the speedy and satisfactory disposal of the proceedings required and received from the solicitor engaged in them exceptional skill and labour, the Judge in taxing the costs shall take the certificate into account.
Attendances before the Registrar
57. On any attendances before the Registrar for the purpose of settling the terms of and passing any judgment or order, if it appears to the Registrar that the attendance is of a special nature or of unusual length or difficulty, he may, if requested to do so by any party, issue a certificate to that effect, and the Registrar in fixing the costs to be allowed for the attendance shall take the certificate into account.
Copies of documents
58. (1) Amount for printing copies of any document or a facsimile or in any unusual or special manner, or where any alteration becomes necessary after the first proof of the document, shall be fixed by the Judge as he thinks reasonable, such amount to include any attendances on the printer.
(2) The solicitor entitle to take printed copies of any documents shall paid the amount he pays for such number of copies.
(3) The allowance for printed copies of documents under item 48 of this Schedule shall be made in addition to the allowances under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph as may be necessary or proper—
(a) of any pleading, for service on the opposite party;
(b) of any pleading, for the use of the Court;
(c) of any affidavit, for attestation in print;
(d) of any pleading, or evidence for use in Court ; or
(e) of any other document necessarily and properly copied and not otherwise provided for.
(4) The allowances under this Schedule for drawing any summons, pleading, notice, affidavit or other document shall be taken to include an allowance for preparing any necessary copies made for the use of the solicitor and his client or in the case of a summon, pleading or notice, for service.