ABSTRACT

Under the Jamaican Rules,2 fixed costs within Appendix A are payable (a) on commencement of a claim, (b) on entry of judgment, or (c) in respect of enforcement proceedings. Under the OECS Rules, fixed costs are payable according to scales set out in Appendix A in claims for specified sums of money, for possession of land or delivery of goods, and in respect of proceedings for attachment of debts. Additional fixed costs may be added on the entry of a default judgment.