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SCHEDULE 3E+WFamily Advocacy Scheme: Fees and Rates

PART 2E+WPrivate Law Advocacy Fees

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

[F1 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)
[F2[F3Justices’ legal adviser] or lay justices]£62.69£156.74£125.37£94.05£397.04
[F4Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£68.94£172.40£125.37£94.05£436.73
[F5Judge of High Court judge level]£82.76£206.87£125.37£94.05£524.07

Textual Amendments

Table 2(b): Domestic Abuse – Graduated Fees

[F6 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)
[F7[F8Justices’ legal adviser] or lay justices]£81.50£203.76£361.17
[F9Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£81.50£203.76£361.17
[F10Judge of High Court judge level]£81.50£203.76£361.17

Textual Amendments

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

[F11Person 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)
[F12[F13Justices’ 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
[F14Judge 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 – [F15advocate’s] bundle payment

Hearing type [F16ABP1] (351-700 pages) [F17ABP2] (701-1,400 pages) [F18ABP3] (over 1,400 pages)
Interim hearing£59.40£89.10£89.10
Final hearing£159.30£239.40£318.60

Textual Amendments

F15Word 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)

F18Word 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)