SCHEDULE 1

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

Interpretation1

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 F24other than a judge of High Court judge level acting as a judge of the family court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

PART 1Civil Standard and Graduated Fees

Legal help and help at court2

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.

F52A

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.

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.

Table 1

Category Definition

F46... Standard Fee

F46... 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)

F47£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)

F47£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 helpFamily 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

F8Table 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 helpFamily 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

F9Table 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

F10Table 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

F11Table 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 FeesImmigration 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 FeesMental 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 FeeHousing Possession Court Duty Scheme

Region

Standard Fee

London

£75.60

Non-London

£71.55

F6Table 7: Standard Fee2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)

Standard Fee

£208

PART 2Hourly Rates – Controlled Work

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

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)

F2

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

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F2Table 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

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 3Hourly Rates – Licensed Work

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
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)

Table 9(a): Proceedings under Parts IV or V of the Children Act 1989, including proceedings under section 25 of that Act F12but excluding proceedings under section 31 of that ActFamily Prescribed Rates

Activity

F13Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or Higher Courts

F15Assistant 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

F7Table 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

Table 9(b): Other Family Proceedings

Activity

F14Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or Higher Courts

F16Assistant 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)

Table 10(a): Higher Courts, County Courts and Magistrates' Courts for work carried out with Schedule Authorisation F48or injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting ordersNon 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

Table 10(b): Higher Courts, County Courts and Magistrates' Courts for work not carried out with Schedule Authorisation F49(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

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 4Family 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

F3SCHEDULE 2Remuneration 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

Regulation 7

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Interpretation1

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

SCHEDULE 3Family Advocacy Scheme: Fees and Rates

Regulation 8(2)

Interpretation1

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

PART 1Public Law Advocacy Fees

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F17

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)

F18

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)

F19

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)

F38

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)

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

F17Person 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)

F18Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices

£86.72

£216.81

£127.71

£105.66

£128.16

£506.25

F19Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge

£95.40

£238.46

£127.71

£105.66

£140.99

£556.88

F20Judge of High Court judge level

£114.48

£286.16

£127.71

£105.66

£169.20

£668.25

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)

F26Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices

£75.83

£189.59

£127.71

£105.66

£128.16

£464.31

F27Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge

£83.39

£208.53

£127.71

£105.66

£140.99

£510.75

F28Judge of High Court judge level

£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 – F38advocate’s bundle payments

Hearing type

F39ABP1 (351-700 pages)

F40ABP2 (701-1,400 pages)

F41ABP3 (over 1,400 pages)

Interim Hearing

£59.40

£89.10

£89.10

Final Hearing

£159.30

£239.40

£318.60

PART 2Private Law Advocacy Fees

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F42

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)(iv) (with reg. 3)

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

F29 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)

F30Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices

£62.69

£156.74

£125.37

£94.05

£397.04

F31Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge

£68.94

£172.40

£125.37

£94.05

£436.73

F32Judge of High Court judge level

£82.76

£206.87

£125.37

£94.05

£524.07

Table 2(b): Domestic Abuse – Graduated Fees

F33 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)

F34Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices

£81.50

£203.76

£361.17

F35Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge

£81.50

£203.76

£361.17

F36Judge of High Court judge level

£81.50

£203.76

£361.17

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

F21Person 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)

F22Assistant 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

F23Judge of High Court judge level

£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 – F42advocate’s bundle payment

Hearing type

F43ABP1 (351-700 pages)

F44ABP2 (701-1,400 pages)

F45ABP3 (over 1,400 pages)

Interim hearing

£59.40

£89.10

£89.10

Final hearing

£159.30

£239.40

£318.60

F37Bolt on fees - advocate’s bundle2

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.

SCHEDULE 4Inquests

Regulation 9(3) and (4)

Interpretation1

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

SCHEDULE 5Experts' fees and rates

Regulation 10

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.

F4Table

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

Exceptional circumstances2

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 13

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 experts4

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.

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.