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  • reg. 5A(3)(a) omitted by S.I. 2015/1369 reg. 5(3)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 5 revoked (31.3.2016) before coming into force by S.I. 2016/313, regs. 1(1), 2(a)(ii), 3)
  • reg. 5A(3)(j) substituted by S.I. 2015/1369 reg. 5(3)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 5 revoked (31.3.2016) before coming into force by S.I. 2016/313, regs. 1(1), 2(a)(ii), 3)
  • reg. 7(4B) inserted by S.I. 2023/1177 reg. 3(2)(b)

Regulations 6, 8(3) and 9(2)

SCHEDULE 1E+W

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

InterpretationE+W

1.—(1) Unless different provision is made, words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the relevant contract.

(2) In this Schedule, “Mental Health Proceedings” means proceedings or potential proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal or the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales under any provision of the Mental Health Act 1983 M1 or paragraph 5(2) of the Schedule to the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 M2.

(3) In Part 3 of this Schedule (Hourly Rates – Licensed Work) “Higher Courts” means as appropriate the Court of Protection, the Crown Court, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, the High Court [F1other than a judge of High Court judge level acting as a judge of the family court], the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

PART 1E+WCivil Standard F2... Fees

Textual Amendments

Legal help and help at courtE+W

[F32.  The fees in Table 1 for Housing do not apply to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme or the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service. The fees for those schemes are contained in Tables 6 and 6(a) in this Part.]

Textual Amendments

[F42A.  The fees in Table 1 for Welfare Benefits do not apply to the payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to providers of civil legal services where the provision of those services is governed by the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) [F5, the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) or the 2018 Standard Civil Contract.] The fee for the payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to those persons is contained in Table 7 in this Part.]E+W

Textual Amendments

3.  In Table 1, “consumer general contract”, “employment” and “personal injury” have the same meanings as in the category definitions of the 2010 Standard Civil Contract in force on 31st March 2013 M3.E+W

Table 1

Category DefinitionF6... Standard FeeF6... Escape Fee Threshold
Actions Against the Police£239£717
Clinical Negligence£195£585
Community Care£266£798
Debt£180£540
Education£272£816
Housing£157£471
Miscellaneous

£159 (consumer general contract)

£207 (employment)

[F7£157 (injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders)]

£203 (personal injury)

£79 (all other matters)

£477 (consumer general contract)

£621 (employment)

[F7£471 (injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders)]

£609 (personal injury)

£237 (all other matters)

Public Law£259£777
Welfare Benefits£150£450

Table 2(a): Legal help

Family Public Law

RegionFee
National£132

Table 2(b): Family help (lower) - section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only

RegionFee
National£365

[F8Table 2(c): Legal representation – section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only

PartyPerson before whom proceedings are heardNumber of clientsMidlandsNorthLondon and SouthWales
Child [F9Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge1£1,754£1,438£2,013£1,965
Child [F9Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge2 or more£2,630£2,156£3,020£2,948
ChildJudge of High Court judge level1£2,332£1,913£2,678£2,613
ChildJudge of High Court judge level2 or more£3,498£2,869£4,015£3,919
Joined Party [F9Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£930£718£1,081£1,171
Joined PartyJudge of High Court judge level£1,237£956£1,437£1,557
Parent [F9Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge1£2,300£1,911£2,616£2,370
Parent [F9Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge2£2,876£2,388£3,270£2,962
ParentJudge of High Court judge level1£3,059£2,541£3,479£3,152
ParentJudge of High Court judge level2£3,824£3,177£4,349£3,940]

Table 3(a): Legal help

Family Private Law

RegionFee
National£86

Table 3(b): Legal help – Divorce [F10application] only

RegionFee
National£146

Table 3(c): Family help (lower) - Children

RegionFeeSettlement Fee
London£230£138
Non-London£199£119

Table 3(d): Family help (lower) - Finance

RegionFeeSettlement Fee
London£241£145
Non-London£208£125

Table 3(e): Help with family mediation

ActivityFee
Mediation Advice£150
Mediation Consent Order (Finance)£200

[F11Table 3(f): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Children

RegionPerson or court before whom proceedings are heardFamily help (higher) Standard FeeLegal representation Standard Fee
London [F12Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£424£302
LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£509£362
Non-London [F12Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£353£251
Non-LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£424£302]

[F13Table 3(g): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Finance

RegionPerson or court before whom proceedings are heard

Family help (higher)

Standard Fee

Family help (higher) Settlement Fee

Legal representation

Standard Fee

London [F14Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£471£95£374
LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£565£113£449
Non-London [F14Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£392£78£311
Non-LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£471£95£374]

[F15Table 3(h): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Domestic Abuse Proceedings

RegionPerson or court before whom proceedings are heard

Legal representation

Standard Fee

London [F16Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£608
LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£729
Non-London [F16Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£507
Non-LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£608]

Table 4(a): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees

Immigration and Asylum

Type of matterStage 1 (legal help)Stage 2a (controlled legal representation)Stage 2b (controlled legal representation)
Asylum£413£227£567
Immigration – non-asylum£234£227£454

[F17Table 4(aa): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees – online system appeals

Immigration and Asylum: online procedure appeals

Type of matterStage 2d (appeals without a hearing)Stage 2e (appeals with a hearing)
Asylum£669£1,009
Immigration – non asylum£628£855]

Table 4(b): Additional Payment – [F18UKVI] Interview

Representation at [F18UKVI] Interview£266

[F19Table 4(ba): Additional Payment – National Referral Mechanism

National Referral Mechanism Advice£150]

Table 4(c): Additional Payments for Advocacy Services

Oral Case Management Review Hearing£166
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing£90
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal

Asylum - £302

Immigration - £ 237

Additional Day Substantive Hearing

Asylum - £161

Immigration - £161

[F20Table 4(ca)

Immigration and Asylum Online Procedure Advocacy Services Standard Fees

ActivityAdvocacy Services Standard Fee
Oral Case Management Review Hearing£166
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing£90
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal

Asylum - £302

Immigration - £237

Additional Day Substantive Hearing

Asylum - £161

Immigration - £161]

Table 4(d): Immigration Removal Centres Standard Fees (for Exclusive Schedule Holders only)

On Site Surgery – advising 5 or more clients£360
On Site Surgery – advising 4 clients or less£180
F21... Standby Payment£34.02

Table 5(a): Basic Fees

Mental Health

Basic FeesValue
Mental Health – non Tribunal£253
Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings)£129
Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings)£321
Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings)£294

Table 5(b): Additional Fees

Additional FeesValue
Adjourned Hearing Fee£117
Remote Travel Payment: Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings)£69
Remote Travel Payment: Non-Tribunal, Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings), Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings)£138

Table 6: Standard Fee

Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme

RegionStandard Fee
London£75.60
Non-London£71.55

[F22Table 6(a)

Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS)

ActivityStandard FeeEscape Fee Threshold
HLPAS Stage One: early legal advice£157£471
HLPAS Stage Two: in-court duty scheme

£75.60 (London rate)

£71.55 (Non-London rate).

N/A]

[F23Table 7: Standard Fee

[F24Legal help or help at court in the Welfare Benefits Category of Law under the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits), 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) and the 2018 Standard Civil Contract]

Standard Fee£208]

Textual Amendments

F10Word in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(b) heading substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/237), Sch. para. 7(3) (with reg. 3); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2

Marginal Citations

M3The contract is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

PART 2E+WHourly Rates – Controlled Work[F25Legal help, help at court and family help (lower)]

Textual Amendments

Table 7(a): Immigration and Asylum Escape Fee cases, Mental Health, Actions Against the Police, Public Law, Education and Community Care

F26...

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£52.65 per hour£48.24 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£27.81 per hour£27.00 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£4.05 per item£3.78 per item

Textual Amendments

Table 7(b): Family and Housing (except as in Table 7(c)) and Miscellaneous (employment)

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£48.74 per hour£45.95 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£25.74 per hour£25.74 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£3.78 per item£3.65 per item

Table 7(c): Legal help or help at court provided in relation to a review under section 202 of the Housing Act 1996 and to a defendant to a possession claim in the County Court, family help (lower) and related legal help in relation to section 31 of the Children Act 1989

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£56.16 per hour£52.56 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£27.81 per hour£27.05 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£4.05 per item£3.78 per item

Table 7(d): Immigration and Asylum F27...

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£51.62 per hour£47.30 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£27.27 per hour£26.51 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£3.96 per item£3.69 per item

Textual Amendments

Table 7(e): All other categories

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£46.53 per hour£43.88 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£24.62 per hour£24.62 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£3.60 per item£3.47 per item

Table 8(a): Immigration and Asylum – Escape Fee Cases

Controlled Legal Representation

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation and Attendance£57.83 per hour£54.09 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£28.62 per hour£27.81 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£4.14 per item£3.87 per item
Advocacy£65.79 per hour£65.79 per hour

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Textual Amendments

F28Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(b) omitted (2.12.2013) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(4)(a) (with reg. 3)

[F29Table 8(c): Controlled Legal Representation – Immigration and Asylum hourly rates cases]

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation and Attendance£55.08 per hour£51.53 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£27.27 per hour£26.51 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£3.96 [F30per item]£3.69 [F30per item]
Advocacy£62.64 per hour£62.64 per hour

Textual Amendments

F29Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(c) heading substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(4)(b) (with reg. 3)

[F31Table 8(ca)

Controlled Legal Representation – Immigration and Asylum Online Procedure hourly rates cases

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation and Attendance£55.08 per hour£51.53 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£3.96 [F32per item]£3.69 [F32per item]]

Textual Amendments

Table 8(d): Representation in Mental Health Proceedings

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
[F33Preparation and Attendance]£57.83 per hour£54.09 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£28.62 per hour£27.81 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£4.14 per item£3.87 per item
Advocacy£65.79 [F34per hour]£65.79 [F34per hour]
Attending Tribunal with Counsel£30.78 per hour£30.78 per hour

Textual Amendments

PART 3E+WHourly Rates – Licensed Work

Table 9(a): Proceedings under Parts IV or V of the Children Act 1989, including proceedings under section 25 of that Act [F35, or as the case may be, section 119 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014] [F36but excluding proceedings under [F37section 31 of the Children Act 1989]]

Family Prescribed Rates

Activity [F38Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or] Higher Courts [F39[F40Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]
Writing routine letters£4.23 per item£3.69 per item
Receiving routine letters£2.12 per item£1.85 per item
Routine telephone calls£4.23 per item£3.69 per item
Preparation and attendance

£70.07 per hour (London rate)

£65.84 per hour (Non-London rate)

£61.38 per hour (London rate)

£58.41 per hour (Non-London rate)

Attendance at court or conference with counsel£37.13 per hour£32.67 per hour
Advocacy

£70.07 per hour (London rate)

£65.84 per hour (Non-London rate)

£64.35 per hour
Travelling and waiting time£32.18 per hour£29.21 per hour

Textual Amendments

[F41Table 9(aa): Legal representation – section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only

ActivityJudge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or Higher Courts [F42Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge
Writing routine letters£4.23 per item£3.69 per item
Receiving routine letters£2.12 per item£1.85 per item
Routine telephone calls£4.23 per item£3.69 per item
Preparation and attendance

£63.06 per hour (London rate)

£59.26 per hour (Non-London rate)

£55.24 per hour (London rate)

£52.57 per hour (Non-London rate)

Attendance at court or conference with counsel£33.42 per hour£29.40 per hour
Travelling and waiting time£28.96 per hour£26.29 per hour]

Textual Amendments

Table 9(b): Other Family Proceedings

Activity [F43Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or] Higher Courts [F44[F45Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]
Routine letters out£6.35 per item£5.40 per item
Receiving routine letters£3.15 per item£2.70 per item
Routine telephone calls£6.35 per item£5.40 per item
Preparation and attendance

£70.56 per hour (London rate)

£65.75 per hour (Non-London rate)

£59.40 per hour (London rate)

£54.90 per hour (Non-London rate)

Attending court or conference with Counsel£37.13 per hour£32.40 per hour
Advocacy

£70.56 per hour (London rate)

£65.75 per hour (Non-London rate)

£59.40 per hour (London rate)

£56.70 per hour (Non-London rate)

Travelling and waiting time£32.18 per hour

£28.80 per hour (London rate)

£27.90 per hour (Non-London rate)

Textual Amendments

Table 10(a): Higher Courts, County Courts and Magistrates' Courts for work carried out with Schedule Authorisation [F46or injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders]

Non Family Prescribed Rates

ActivityHigher CourtsCounty Court and Magistrates' Courts
Routine letters out£6.75 per item£5.94 per item
Routine telephone calls£3.74 per item£3.29 per item
Preparation and attendance

£71.55 per hour (London rate)

£67.50 per hour (Non-London rate)

£63.00 per hour (London rate)

£59.40 per hour (Non-London rate)

Attendance at court or conference with Counsel£33.30 [F47per hour]£29.25 [F47per hour]
Advocacy£67.50 per hour£59.40 per hour
Travelling and waiting time£29.93 per hour£26.28 per hour

Textual Amendments

Table 10(b): Higher Courts, County Courts and Magistrates' Courts for work not carried out with Schedule Authorisation [F48(except as in Table 10(a))]

ActivityHigher CourtsCounty Court and Magistrates' Courts
Routine letters out£6.66 per item£5.85 per item
Routine telephone calls£3.69 per item£3.24 per item
Preparation and attendance

£70.65 per hour (London rate)

£66.60 per hour (Non-London rate)

£62.10 per hour (London rate)

£58.50 per hour (Non-London rate)

Attendance at court or conference with Counsel£32.76 per hour£28.80 per hour
Advocacy£66.60 per hour£58.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting time£29.43 per hour£25.88 per hour

Textual Amendments

Table 10(c): First-tier Tribunal

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation and attendance£55.08 per hour£51.53 per hour
Routine letters out and telephone calls£3.96 per item£3.69 per item
Attending tribunal or conference with counsel£29.30 per hour£29.30 per hour
Advocacy£62.64 per hour£62.64 per hour
Travelling and waiting time£27.27 per hour£26.51 per hour

PART 4E+WFamily Mediation Fees

Table 11(a): Assessment Meetings

ActivityFee
Assessment alone£87
Assessment separate£87
Assessment together£130

Table 11(b): Mediation Fees

Category of WorkSingle SessionMulti SessionAgreed Proposal
All Issues of Sole Mediation£168£756£252
All Issues Co-Mediation£230£1,064£252
Property and Finance Sole Mediation£168£588£189
Property and Finance Co-Mediation£230£834£189
Child Sole Mediation£168£462£126
Child Co-Mediation£230£647£126

Regulation 7

[F49SCHEDULE 2E+WRemuneration of barristers in independent practice in relation to work that is not Controlled Work, advocacy services in family proceedings or other legal services in relation to inquests

Textual Amendments

InterpretationE+W

1.  For the purpose of this Schedule—

“junior counsel” means a barrister in independent practice of less than 10 years call; and

“senior counsel” means a barrister in independent practice of 10 years call or more.

Table 1: Rates in the County Court, High Court or Upper Tribunal other than for Queen’s Counsel

Category

Hourly Rate

Preparation and attendance in the High Court or Upper Tribunal

£71.55 (London rate)

£67.50 (Non-London rate)

Preparation and attendance in the County Court

£63.00 (London rate)

£59.40 (Non-London rate)

Attendance at court or conference in the High Court or Upper Tribunal£33.30
Attendance at court or conference in the County Court£29.25
Advocacy in the High Court or Upper Tribunal£67.50
Advocacy in the County Court£59.40
Travel and waiting in the High Court or Upper Tribunal£29.93
Travel and waiting in the County Court£26.28

Table 2: Rates in the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court and for Queen’s Counsel (in any court)

Category

Hourly Rate

Led junior counsel in the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court£112.50
Leading senior counsel in the Court of Appeal£157.50
Queen’s Counsel (where approved for briefing or instruction by the Lord Chancellor) in the High Court or Court of Appeal£180
Leading senior counsel in the Supreme Court£180
Queen’s Counsel (where approved for briefing or instruction by the Lord Chancellor) in the Supreme Court£225
Noter/Pupil/2nd led junior counsel in the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court£36]

Regulation 8(2)

SCHEDULE 3E+WFamily Advocacy Scheme: Fees and Rates

InterpretationE+W

1.  Unless different provision is made, words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the relevant contract.

PART 1E+WPublic Law Advocacy Fees

Table 1(a): Care or supervision proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 – graduated fees

[F50Person before whom proceedings are heard] Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)Conference feeOpinion feeAdvocates' Meeting FeeFinal Hearing Fee (per day)
[F51[F52Justices’ legal adviser] or lay justices]£86.72£216.81£127.71£105.66£128.16£506.25
[F53Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£95.40£238.46£127.71£105.66£140.99£556.88
[F54Judge of High Court judge level]£114.48£286.16£127.71£105.66£169.20£668.25

Textual Amendments

F50Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)

F51Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

F53Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)

Table 1(b): Other Public Law Case – graduated fees

[F55 Person before whom proceedings are heard]Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)Conference feeOpinion feeAdvocates' Meeting FeeFinal Hearing Fee (per day)
[F56[F57Justices’ legal adviser] or lay justices]£75.83£189.59£127.71£105.66£128.16£464.31
[F58Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£83.39£208.53£127.71£105.66£140.99£510.75
[F59Judge of High Court judge level]£100.08£250.20£127.71£105.66£169.20£612.90

Textual Amendments

Table 1(c): Public Law – bolt-on fees

CategoryPayable ForFee Payable
Client – Allegations of HarmHearings25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Client – Lack of understanding etcHearings25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Expert's cross examinationHearings25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Exceptional travel feeHearings, Advocates' Meetings and Conferences£32.04

Table 1(d): Public Law – bolt-on fee – [F60advocate’s] bundle payments

Hearing type [F61ABP1] (351-700 pages) [F62ABP2] (701-1,400 pages) [F63ABP3] (over 1,400 pages)
Interim Hearing£59.40£89.10£89.10
Final Hearing£159.30£239.40£318.60

Textual Amendments

F60Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) heading substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i) (with reg. 3)

PART 2E+WPrivate Law Advocacy Fees

Table 2(a): Private Law Children – Graduated Fees

[F64 Person before whom proceedings are heard]Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)Conference feeOpinion feeFinal hearing fee (per day)
[F65[F66Justices’ legal adviser] or lay justices]£62.69£156.74£125.37£94.05£397.04
[F67Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£68.94£172.40£125.37£94.05£436.73
[F68Judge of High Court judge level]£82.76£206.87£125.37£94.05£524.07

Textual Amendments

Table 2(b): Domestic Abuse – Graduated Fees

[F69 Person before whom proceedings are heard] Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)Final hearing fee (per day)
[F70[F71Justices’ legal adviser] or lay justices]£81.50£203.76£361.17
[F72Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£81.50£203.76£361.17
[F73Judge of High Court judge level]£81.50£203.76£361.17

Textual Amendments

Table 2(c): Private Law Finance – Graduated Fees

[F74Person before whom proceedings are heard] Hearing Unit 1(up to 1 hour)Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 1Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 2Early resolu-tion feeConfer-ence feeOpinionFeeFinalhearingfee (per day)
[F75[F76Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£63.18£157.95£101.07£252.72£126.36£126.36£94.77£443.70
[F77Judge of High Court judge level]£75.83£189.54£121.32£303.26£151.65£126.36£94.77£532.44

Textual Amendments

Table 2(d): Private Law – bolt-on fees

Bolt-on FeePayable ForFee Payable
Client – Allegations of HarmPrivate Law Children Hearings25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Expert's cross examinationPrivate Law Children Hearings20% of Hearing Unit Fee
Exceptional travel feeHearings and Conferences£32.04

Table 2(e): Private Law Children and Finance – bolt on fees – [F78advocate’s] bundle payment

Hearing type [F79ABP1] (351-700 pages) [F80ABP2] (701-1,400 pages) [F81ABP3] (over 1,400 pages)
Interim hearing£59.40£89.10£89.10
Final hearing£159.30£239.40£318.60

Textual Amendments

F78Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) heading substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i) (with reg. 3)

F81Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iv) (with reg. 3)

[F82Bolt on fees - advocate’s bundleE+W

2.—(1) The Lord Chancellor must pay a bolt-on fee at the rates set out in tables 1(d) (Public Law – bolt-on fee – advocate’s bundle payments) or 2(e) (Private Law Children and finance – bolt-on fees – advocate’s bundle payment) as applicable to an advocate providing advocacy services in family proceedings where—

(a)the advocate’s bundle for a hearing exceeds 350 pages; and

(b)the advocate submits a claim on a form specified by the Lord Chancellor.

(2) An advocate must provide any additional information or documents requested by the Lord Chancellor as evidence that paragraph 2(1)(a) is satisfied.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph the advocate’s bundle—

(a)may only include—

(i)those documents relevant to the case which have been served by the parties to the proceedings to which the hearing relates; and

(ii)notes of contact visits if included in the court bundle; and

(b)must include a paginated index agreed by the parties to those proceedings.

(4) In this paragraph, “court bundle” means the bundle prepared for the hearing to which the claim relates in accordance with Practice Direction 27A - Family Proceedings: Court Bundles (universal practice to be applied in the High Court and Family Court) to the Family Procedure Rules 2010.]

Textual Amendments

Regulation 9(3) and (4)

SCHEDULE 4E+WInquests

InterpretationE+W

1.—(1) Unless different provision is made, words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the relevant contact.

(2) In this Schedule, “Senior Solicitor” means a solicitor with over eight years' qualified experience.

Table 1: Provider Hourly Rates

ItemGradeInside London (hourly rate)Outside London (hourly rate)
PreparationSenior Solicitor£75.27£71.55
Other Solicitor£63.80£60.75
Trainee Solicitor£45.90£40.17
Conference with counselSenior Solicitor£75.27£71.55
Other Solicitor£63.80£60.75
Trainee Solicitor£45.90£40.17
Attendance at hearingSenior Solicitor£57.05£57.05
Other Solicitor£45.90£45.90
Trainee Solicitor£27.68£27.68
Advocacy (by solicitor)Senior Solicitor£87.08£87.08
Other Solicitor£75.60£75.60
Travel and waitingSenior Solicitor£22.28£22.28
Other Solicitor£22.28£22.28
Trainee Solicitor£11.25£11.25

Table 2: Barrister rates

ItemCategoryFixed rate
Brief feeJunior Counsel£900
Queen's Counsel£1800
Refresher feeJunior Counsel£450
Queen's Counsel£630

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE 5E+WExperts' fees and rates

1.  Subject to paragraph 2, where the expert service is of a type listed in the Table, the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to the provider for the expert service at the fixed fees or at rates not exceeding the rates set out in the Table.E+W

[F83Table

Expert

Non-London - hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee

London - hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee

A&E consultant£100.80£108
Accident reconstruction£72£54.40
Accountant£64£64
Accountant (general staff)£40£40
Accountant (manager)£86.40£86.40
Accountant (partner)£108£115.20
Anaesthetist£108£108
Architect£79.20£72
Cardiologist£115.20£115.20
Cell telephone site analysis£72£72
Child psychiatrist£108£108
Child psychologist£100.80£100.80
Computer expert£72£72
Consultant engineer£72£54.40
Dentist£93.60£93.60
Dermatologist£86.40£86.40
Disability consultant£54.40£54.40
DNA (testing of sample)£252 per test£252 per test
DNA (preparation of report)£72£72
Doctor (GP)£79.20£72
Employment consultant£54.40£54.40
Enquiry agent£25.60£18.40
ENT surgeon£100.80£100.80
General surgeon£108£72
Geneticist£86.40£86.40
GP (records report)£50.40 fixed fee£72 fixed fee
Gynaecologist£108£72
Haematologist£97.60£72
Handwriting expert£72£72
Interpreter£28£25
Lip reader/Signer£57.60£32.80
Mediator£100.80£100.80
Medical consultant£108£72
Medical microbiologist£108£108
Meteorologist£100.80£144 fixed fee
Midwife£72£72
Neonatologist (non-clinical negligence cerebral palsy case)£108£108
Neonatologist (clinical negligence cerebral palsy case)£180£180
Neurologist (non-clinical negligence cerebral palsy case)£122.40£72
Neurologist (clinical negligence cerebral palsy case)£200£200
Neuropsychiatrist£126.40£72
Neuroradiologist (non-clinical negligence cerebral palsy case)£136.80£136.80
Neuroradiologist (clinical negligence cerebral palsy case)£180£180
Neurosurgeon£136.80£72
Nursing expert£64.80£64.80
Obstetrician£108£108
Occupational therapist£54.40£54.40
Oncologist£112£112
Orthopaedic surgeon£115.20£115.20
Paediatrician£108£72
Pathologist£122.40£432 fixed fee
Pharmacologist£97.60£97.60
Photographer£25.60£18.40
Physiotherapist£64.80£64.80
Plastic surgeon£108£108
Process server£25.60£18.40
Psychiatrist£108£108
Psychologist£93.60£93.60
Radiologist£108£108
Rheumatologist£108£108
Risk assessment expert£50.40£50.40
Speech therapist£79.20£79.20
Surveyor (housing disrepair)£85£115
Surveyor (non-housing disrepair)£40£40
Telecoms expert£72£72
Toxicologist£108£108
Urologist£108£108
Vet£72£72
Voice recognition£93.60£72]

Textual Amendments

Exceptional circumstancesE+W

2.—(1) The Lord Chancellor may increase the fixed fees or rates set out in the Table after paragraph 1 if the Lord Chancellor considers it reasonable to do so due to exceptional circumstances.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “exceptional circumstances” mean that the expert's evidence is key to the client's case and either—

(a)the complexity of the material is such that an expert with a high level of seniority is required; or

(b)the material is of such a specialised and unusual nature that only very few experts are available to provide the necessary evidence.

Payment of expert services of a type not listed in the Table after Part 1E+W

3.  Where the expert service is of a type not listed in the Table after paragraph 1, in considering the rate at which to fund the expert service the Lord Chancellor—

(a)must have regard to the rates set out in the Table after paragraph 1; and

(b)may require a number of quotes for provision of the service to be submitted to the Lord Chancellor.

General provisions relating to expertsE+W

4.—(1) The costs and expenses relating to experts listed at sub-paragraph (2) are not payable by the Lord Chancellor.

(2) The costs and expenses are—

(a)any administration fee charged by an expert, including (but not limited to)—

(i)a fee in respect of office space or provision of a consultation room;

(ii)a fee in respect of administrative support services, such as typing services;

(iii)a fee in respect of courier services;

(iv)a subsistence fee; and

(b)any cancellation fee charged by an expert, where the notice of cancellation was given to the expert more than 72 hours before the relevant hearing or appointment.

5.  The maximum amount that the Lord Chancellor may pay as a disbursement in respect of an expert's vehicle mileage is £0.45 per mile.E+W

6.  The maximum amount that the Lord Chancellor may pay as a disbursement in respect of an expert's travel time is £40 per hour.E+W

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