The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Regulation 8(2)

SCHEDULE 3 Family Advocacy Scheme: Fees and Rates

Interpretation

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

PART 1 Public Law Advocacy Fees

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

Court	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Conference fee	Opinion fee	Advocates’ Meeting Fee	Final Hearing Fee (per day)
Family Proceedings Court	£86.72	£216.81	£127.71	£105.66	£128.16	£506.25
County Court	£95.40	£238.46	£127.71	£105.66	£140.99	£556.88
High Court	£114.48	£286.16	£127.71	£105.66	£169.20	£668.25

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

Court	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Conference fee	Opinion fee	Advocates’ Meeting Fee	Final Hearing Fee (per day)
Family Proceedings Court	£75.83	£189.59	£127.71	£105.66	£128.16	£464.31
County Court	£83.39	£208.53	£127.71	£105.66	£140.99	£510.75
High Court	£100.08	£250.20	£127.71	£105.66	£169.20	£612.90

Table 1(c): Public Law – bolt-on fees

Category	Payable For	Fee Payable
Client – Allegations of Harm	Hearings	25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Client – Lack of understanding etc	Hearings	25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Expert’s cross examination	Hearings	25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Exceptional travel fee	Hearings, Advocates’ Meetings and Conferences	£32.04

Table 1(d): Public Law – bolt-on fee – court bundle payments

Hearing type	CB1 (351-700 pages)	CB2 (701-1,400 pages)	CB3 (over 1,400 pages)
Interim Hearing	£59.40	£89.10	£89.10
Final Hearing	£159.30	£239.40	£318.60

PART 2 Private Law Advocacy Fees

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

Court	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Conference fee	Opinion fee	Final hearing fee (per day)
Family Proceedings Court	£62.69	£156.74	£125.37	£94.05	£397.04
County Court	£68.94	£172.40	£125.37	£94.05	£436.73
High Court	£82.76	£206.87	£125.37	£94.05	£524.07

Table 2(b): Domestic Abuse – Graduated Fees

Court	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Final hearing fee (per day)
Family Proceedings Court	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17
County Court	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17
High Court	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17

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

Court	Hearing Unit 1(up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Finan-cial Dis- pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 1	Finan-cial Dis- pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 2	Early resolu-tion fee	Confer-ence fee	Opinion Fee	Final hearing fee (per day)
County Court and Family Proceedings Court	£63.18	£157.95	£101.07	£252.72	£126.36	£126.36	£94.77	£443.70
High Court	£75.83	£189.54	£121.32	£303.26	£151.65	£126.36	£94.77	£532.44

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

Bolt-on Fee	Payable For	Fee Payable
Client – Allegations of Harm	Private Law Children Hearings	25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Expert’s cross examination	Private Law Children Hearings	20% of Hearing Unit Fee
Exceptional travel fee	Hearings and Conferences	£32.04

Table 2(e): Private Law Children and Finance – bolt on fees – court bundle payment

Hearing type	CB1 (351-700 pages)	CB2 (701-1,400 pages)	CB3 (over 1,400 pages)
Interim hearing	£59.40	£89.10	£89.10
Final hearing	£159.30	£239.40	£318.60