The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

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

SCHEDULE 1 E+W

Interpretation E+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 [F1 other 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

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(3) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(1) (with regs. 3-7)

Marginal Citations

M1 1983 c. 20.

M2 1984 c. 47.

PART 1 E+W Civil Standard and Graduated Fees

Legal help and help at court E+W

2.  The fees in Table 1 for Housing do not apply to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme. The fees for that Scheme are contained in Table 6 in this Part.

[F2 2A.   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). 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

F2 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2A inserted (1.2.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/7), regs. 1, 2(3)

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 31^st March 2013 M3 . E+W

Table 1

Category Definition	F3 ... Standard Fee	F3 ... 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) [F4 £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) [F4 £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

Region	Fee
National	£132

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

Region	Fee
National	£365

[F5 Table 2(c): Legal representation – section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only

Party	Person before whom proceedings are heard	Number of clients	Midlands	North	London and South	Wales
Child	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	1	£1,754	£1,438	£2,013	£1,965
Child	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	2 or more	£2,630	£2,156	£3,020	£2,948
Child	Judge of High Court judge level	1	£2,332	£1,913	£2,678	£2,613
Child	Judge of High Court judge level	2 or more	£3,498	£2,869	£4,015	£3,919
Joined Party	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge		£930	£718	£1,081	£1,171
Joined Party	Judge of High Court judge level		£1,237	£956	£1,437	£1,557
Parent	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	1	£2,300	£1,911	£2,616	£2,370
Parent	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	2	£2,876	£2,388	£3,270	£2,962
Parent	Judge of High Court judge level	1	£3,059	£2,541	£3,479	£3,152
Parent	Judge of High Court judge level	2	£3,824	£3,177	£4,349	£3,940]

Table 3(a): Legal help

Family Private Law

Region	Fee
National	£86

Table 3(b): Legal help – Divorce petition only

Region	Fee
National	£146

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

Region	Fee	Settlement Fee
London	£230	£138
Non-London	£199	£119

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

Region	Fee	Settlement Fee
London	£241	£145
Non-London	£208	£125

Table 3(e): Help with family mediation

Activity	Fee
Mediation Advice	£150
Mediation Consent Order (Finance)	£200

[F6 Table 3(f): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Children

Region	Person or court before whom proceedings are heard	Family help (higher) Standard Fee	Legal representation Standard Fee
London	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£424	£302
London	Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection	£509	£362
Non-London	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£353	£251
Non-London	Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection	£424	£302]

[F7 Table 3(g): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Finance

Region	Person or court before whom proceedings are heard	Family help (higher) Standard Fee	Family help (higher) Settlement Fee	Legal representation Standard Fee
London	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£471	£95	£374
London	Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection	£565	£113	£449
Non-London	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£392	£78	£311
Non-London	Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection	£471	£95	£374]

[F8 Table 3(h): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Domestic Abuse Proceedings

Region	Person or court before whom proceedings are heard	Legal representation Standard Fee
London	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£608
London	Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection	£729
Non-London	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£507
Non-London	Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection	£608]

Table 4(a): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees

Immigration and Asylum

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

Table 4(b): Additional Payment – UKBA Interview

Representation at UKBA Interview

£266

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

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
Fast Track Standby Payment	£34.02

Table 5(a): Basic Fees

Mental Health

Basic Fees	Value
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 Fees	Value
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

Region	Standard Fee
London	£75.60
Non-London	£71.55

[F9 Table 7: Standard Fee

2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)

Standard Fee

£208]

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 omitted (23.3.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)(i)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)(ii)

F5 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(3) (with regs. 3-7)

F6 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(f) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(4) (with regs. 3-7)

F7 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(g) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(5) (with regs. 3-7)

F8 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(h) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(6) (with regs. 3-7)

F9 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 7 inserted (1.2.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/7), regs. 1, 2(4)

Marginal Citations

M3 The 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 2 E+W Hourly Rates – Controlled Work

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

Legal help, help at court and family help (lower)

Activity	London Rate	Non-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

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

Activity	London Rate	Non-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

Activity	London Rate	Non-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 hourly rates cases

Activity	London Rate	Non-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

Table 7(e): All other categories

Activity	London Rate	Non-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

Activity	London Rate	Non-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

F10 ...

F10 . . .	F10 . . .	F10 . . .
F10 . . .	F10 . . .	F10 . . .
F10 . . .	F10 . . .	F10 . . .
F10 . . .	F10 . . .	F10 . . .

Textual Amendments

F10 Sch. 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)

[F11 Table 8(c): Controlled Legal Representation – Immigration and Asylum hourly rates cases]

Activity	London Rate	Non-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 per hour	£3.69 per hour
Advocacy	£62.64 per hour	£62.64 per hour

Textual Amendments

F11 Sch. 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)

Table 8(d): Representation in Mental Health Proceedings

Activity	London Rate	Non-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy	£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 item	£65.79 per item
Attending Tribunal with Counsel	£30.78 per hour	£30.78 per hour

PART 3 E+W Hourly 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 [F12 but excluding proceedings under section 31 of that Act]

Family Prescribed Rates

Activity	[F13 Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or] Higher Courts	[F14 Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, 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

F12 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(a) heading inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(2) (with regs. 3-7)

F13 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(a) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(3)(a) (with regs. 3-7)

F14 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(3)(b) (with regs. 3-7)

[F15 Table 9(aa): Legal representation – section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only

Activity	Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or Higher Courts	Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, 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

F15 Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(aa) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(4) (with regs. 3-7)

Table 9(b): Other Family Proceedings

Activity	[F16 Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or] Higher Courts	[F17 Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, 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

F16 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(b) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(3)(a) (with regs. 3-7)

F17 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(3)(b) (with regs. 3-7)

Table 10(a): Higher Courts, County Courts and Magistrates' Courts for work carried out with Schedule Authorisation [F18 or injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders]

Non Family Prescribed Rates

Activity	Higher Courts	County 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	£29.25
Advocacy	£67.50 per hour	£59.40 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£29.93 per hour	£26.28 per hour

Textual Amendments

F18 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 10(a) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)(i)

Table 10(b): Higher Courts, County Courts and Magistrates' Courts for work not carried out with Schedule Authorisation [F19 (except as in Table 10(a))]

Activity	Higher Courts	County 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

F19 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 10(b) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)(ii)

Table 10(c): First-tier Tribunal

Activity	London Rate	Non-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 4 E+W Family Mediation Fees

Table 11(a): Assessment Meetings

Activity	Fee
Assessment alone	£87
Assessment separate	£87
Assessment together	£130

Table 11(b): Mediation Fees

Category of Work	Single Session	Multi Session	Agreed 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

[F20 SCHEDULE 2 E+W Remuneration 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

F20 Sch. 2 substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(5), Sch. 1 (with reg. 3)

Interpretation E+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 3 E+W Family Advocacy Scheme: Fees and Rates

Interpretation E+W

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

PART 1 E+W Public Law Advocacy Fees

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

[F21 Person before whom proceedings are heard]	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)
[F22 Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices]	£86.72	£216.81	£127.71	£105.66	£128.16	£506.25
[F23 Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]	£95.40	£238.46	£127.71	£105.66	£140.99	£556.88
[F24 Judge of High Court judge level]	£114.48	£286.16	£127.71	£105.66	£169.20	£668.25

Textual Amendments

F21 Words 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)

F22 Words 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)

F23 Words 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)

F24 Words 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)(d)

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

[F25 Person before whom proceedings are heard]	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)
[F26 Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices]	£75.83	£189.59	£127.71	£105.66	£128.16	£464.31
[F27 Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]	£83.39	£208.53	£127.71	£105.66	£140.99	£510.75
[F28 Judge of High Court judge level]	£100.08	£250.20	£127.71	£105.66	£169.20	£612.90

Textual Amendments

F25 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(b) 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)

F26 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(b) 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)

F27 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(b) 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)

F28 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)

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 – [F29 advocate’s] bundle payments

Hearing type	[F30 ABP1] (351-700 pages)	[F31 ABP2] (701-1,400 pages)	[F32 ABP3] (over 1,400 pages)
Interim Hearing	£59.40	£89.10	£89.10
Final Hearing	£159.30	£239.40	£318.60

Textual Amendments

F29 Word 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)

F30 Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(ii) (with reg. 3)

F31 Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iiii) (with reg. 3)

F32 Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) 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)

PART 2 E+W Private Law Advocacy Fees

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

[F33 Person before whom proceedings are heard]	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Conference fee	Opinion fee	Final hearing fee (per day)
[F34 Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices]	£62.69	£156.74	£125.37	£94.05	£397.04
[F35 Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]	£68.94	£172.40	£125.37	£94.05	£436.73
[F36 Judge of High Court judge level]	£82.76	£206.87	£125.37	£94.05	£524.07

Textual Amendments

F33 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(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)

F34 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(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)

F35 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(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)

F36 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(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)(d)

Table 2(b): Domestic Abuse – Graduated Fees

[F37 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)
[F38 Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices]	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17
[F39 Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17
[F40 Judge of High Court judge level]	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17

Textual Amendments

F37 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) 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)

F38 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) 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)

F39 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) 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)

F40 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)

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

[F41 Person 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 1	Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 2	Early resolu-tion fee	Confer-ence fee	OpinionFee	Finalhearingfee (per day)
[F42 Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, 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
[F43 Judge of High Court judge level]	£75.83	£189.54	£121.32	£303.26	£151.65	£126.36	£94.77	£532.44

Textual Amendments

F41 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(a)

F42 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(b)

F43 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(c)

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 – [F44 advocate’s] bundle payment

Hearing type	[F45 ABP1] (351-700 pages)	[F46 ABP2] (701-1,400 pages)	[F47 ABP3] (over 1,400 pages)
Interim hearing	£59.40	£89.10	£89.10
Final hearing	£159.30	£239.40	£318.60

Textual Amendments

F44 Word 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)

F45 Word 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)(ii) (with reg. 3)

F46 Word 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)(iiii) (with reg. 3)

F47 Word 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)

[F48 Bolt on fees - advocate’s bundle E+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

F48 Sch. 3 para. 2 inserted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(a) (with reg. 3)

Regulation 9(3) and (4)

SCHEDULE 4 E+W Inquests

Interpretation E+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

Item	Grade	Inside London (hourly rate)	Outside London (hourly rate)
Preparation	Senior Solicitor	£75.27	£71.55
	Other Solicitor	£63.80	£60.75
	Trainee Solicitor	£45.90	£40.17
Conference with counsel	Senior Solicitor	£75.27	£71.55
	Other Solicitor	£63.80	£60.75
	Trainee Solicitor	£45.90	£40.17
Attendance at hearing	Senior 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 waiting	Senior Solicitor	£22.28	£22.28
	Other Solicitor	£22.28	£22.28
	Trainee Solicitor	£11.25	£11.25

Table 2: Barrister rates

Item	Category	Fixed rate
Brief fee	Junior Counsel	£900
	Queen's Counsel	£1800
Refresher fee	Junior Counsel	£450
	Queen's Counsel	£630

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE 5 E+W Experts' 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

[F49 Table

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

F49 Sch. 5 table substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(6), Sch. 2 (with reg. 3)

Exceptional circumstances E+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 1 E+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 experts E+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