| 1 | Preparing notice of claim or statement of claim (receiving instructions, researching facts and law, and filing and serving those documents) | | 0.75 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Response or defence by defendant (receiving instructions, researching facts and law, and preparing and serving response or statement of defence) | | 0.75 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Preparing and serving information capsule by plaintiff and defendant | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Filing notice of proceeding, filing response and information capsules under rule 2.15, and preparing, filing, and serving notice of pursuit of claim under rule 2.15 | | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Preparing, filing, and serving originating application | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Preparing and serving notice of opposition | | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Other pleadings and notices: | | | | |
| 7.1 | Counterclaim | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 7.2 | Claims between defendants | | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 7.3 | Commencement of proceedings against third parties, including notice of claim | | 0.75 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 7.4 | Pleading in response to other party’s amended pleading (payable regardless of outcome except where formal or consented to) | | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Judicial settlement conference: | | | | |
| 8.1 | Preparation for judicial settlement conference | | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 8.2 | Appearance at judicial settlement conference | | The time occupied by the judicial settlement conference measured in quarter days |
| 9 | Interlocutory proceedings and related steps: | | | | |
| 9.1 | Notice to answer interrogatories | | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 9.2 | Answer to interrogatories | | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 9.3 | Notice to admit facts | | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 9.4 | Admission of facts | | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 9.5 | List of documents on discovery | | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 9.6 | Production of documents for inspection | | 0.5 | 0.75 | 2.0 |
| 9.7 | Inspection of documents | | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 9.8 | Filing and serving memorandum in anticipation of judicial conference | | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 9.9 | Appearance at judicial conference | | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 9.10 | Preparing and filing interlocutory application (excluding summary judgment application) and supporting affidavits | | 0.25 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 9.11 | Preparing and filing opposition to interlocutory application (excluding summary judgment application) and supporting affidavits | | 0.25 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 9.12 | Preparing for hearing of defended interlocutory application (excluding summary judgment application) | | The time occupied by the hearing measured in quarter days |
| 9.13 | Appearance at hearing of defended interlocutory application (excluding summary judgment application) for sole or principal counsel | | Appearance in court measured in quarter days |
| 9.14 | Second and subsequent counsel if allowed by court | | Fifty percent of allowance for appearance for principal counsel |
| 9.15 | Sealing order or judgment | | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 10 | Summary judgment application (additional to costs in items 1 to 5): | | | | |
| 10.1 | Preparing and filing summary judgment application and supporting affidavits | | 0.25 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 10.2 | Preparing and filing opposition and supporting affidavits | | 0.25 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 10.3 | Preparing for hearing of defended summary judgment application | | The time occupied by the hearing measured in quarter days |
| 10.4 | Arguing defended summary judgment application for sole or principal counsel | | Appearance in court measured in quarter days |
| 10.5 | Second and subsequent counsel if allowed by court | | Fifty percent of allowance for appearance of principal counsel |
| 11 | Obtaining judgment without appearance (additional to costs in items 1 to 7): | | | | |
| 11.1 | By default/admission | | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 11.2 | By formal proof (including affidavit preparations) | | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |