Superior Court Fees

In this section you will find the fees payable in the offices attached to the Supreme Court and the High Court and in the District Probate Registries for copies of documents.

Part 4 - Fees payable in the Central Office and the Examiner's Office

  1. plenary summons,
  2. special summons, or
  3. summary summons in a claim to which Rule 1(2), 1(3) or 2 of Order 2 of the Rules of the Superior Courts applies,
  1. concurrent plenary summons,
  2. concurrent special summons, or
  3. concurrent summary summons in a claim to which Rule 1(2), 1(3) or 2 of Order 2 of the Rules of the Superior Courts applies
  1. does not exceed €100,000.00 on the date of issue of the summons,
  1. is greater than €100,000.00 but does not exceed €150,000.00 on the date of issue of the summons,
  1. is greater than €150,000.00 but does not exceed €500,000.00 on the date of issue of the summons,
  1. is greater than €500,000.00 but does not exceed €1,000,000.00 on the date of issue of the summons,
  1. is greater than €1,000,000.00 on the date of issue of the summons

10. On filing an affidavit

  1. ex parte application, or
  2. other application

25. On a sale under an order of the Court of -

  1. any lands or hereditaments, or
  2. any business (including the goodwill thereof), or
  3. any chattels, confirmed or approved by order or certificate:

for every €100.00 of the price

(Note: If for any reason after payment of this fee the sale is not completed and the property is subsequently sold to another purchaser, credit is to be given for the fee already paid on the abortive sale against the fee payable on the completed sale; but in no case is any of the fee paid on the abortive sale to be re-paid)

  1. in all cases, save those set out in paragraph (b), for every €100 of the value of the property
  1. on an enquiry to ascertain the next-of-kin or heir-at-law of any person -
  1. where such person is an ancestor of such next-of-kin or heir-at-law, or where the common ancestor is a parent
  1. where the common ancestor is a grand-parent
  1. where the common ancestor is a great-grandparent or a more remote ancestor

29. On ascertaining pursuant to an order-

(a) the outstanding estate of a deceased person, (b) any property subject to a trust, mortgage or charge, or
(c) any partnership assets,

- for every €100.00 of the amount of value thereof

(The amount on which this fee is payable shall not include any outstanding debt believed to be bad or irrecoverable, but shall include all sums paid after the commencement of the proceedings to creditors or to persons beneficially interested)

(Only one fee shall be chargeable in respect of any particular property or moneys in respect of the item at references numbers 26 to 29 inclusive)

  1. a scheme for the management of a charity, or a scheme where the amount involved does not exceed €1,500.00,
  1. any other scheme
  1. any advertisement, or authority for a broadcast announcement, for any person entitled as next-of-kin, heir-at-law or otherwise to share in any property:
  1. for the first advertisement or authority signed in respect of any person or persons
  1. for any subsequent advertisement or authority signed in respect of the person or persons,
  1. any other advertisement
  1. before an officer of the court in his or her office (otherwise than for the purpose of any inquiry, taxation of costs or other proceedings before the officer) - for each hour or part of an hour
  1. by an officer of the Court away from his or her office - for each day or part of a day
  1. a decree of the District Court
  1. a judgment of the Circuit Court
  1. a judgment of the High Court