Fixed feesE+W
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1. Tables 1 and 2 set out the fixed fees payable in relation to the category of case specified in the first column of the table, by reference to the level of judge conducting the hearing as specified in the remaining columns of the table.
Table 1
Preliminary hearing fees in family proceedings
Paid for all preliminary hearings
| Level of judge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [F1Case type | Justices’ legal adviser or lay justice | Judge of circuit or district judge level | Judge of High Court judge level | ||
(1) Hearing Unit 1 | |||||
(2) Hearing Unit 2] | |||||
| Private law (children) | |||||
| HU1(1) (under one hour) | £68.96 | £75.83 | £91.04 | ||
| HU2(2) (1 to 2.5 hours) | £172.41 | £189.64 | £227.56 | ||
| Private law (domestic abuse) | |||||
| HU1 (under one hour) | £89.65 | £89.65 | £89.65 | ||
| HU2 (1 to 2.5 hours) | £224.14 | £224.14 | £224.14 | ||
| Private law (finance and other) | |||||
| HU1 (under one hour) | £69.50 | £69.50 | £83.41 | ||
| HU2 (1 to 2.5 hours) | £173.75 | £173.75 | £208.49 | ||
| Public law (section 31 care proceedings) | |||||
| HU1 (under one hour) | £95.39 | £104.94 | £125.93 | ||
| HU2 (1 to 2.5 hours) | £238.49 | £262.31 | £314.78 | ||
| Public law (other | |||||
| HU1 (under one hour) | £83.41 | £91.73 | £110.09 | ||
| HU2 (1 to 2.5 hours) | £208.55 | £229.38 | £275.22 | ||
Table 2
Fees for attendance at cross-examination hearing in family proceedings
Paid per day at the cross-examination hearing
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. Table 1 substituted (31.5.2024) by The Prohibition of Cross-Examination in Person (Fees of Court-Appointed Qualified Legal Representatives) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/624), regs. 1(2), 2(5) (with reg. 3)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. Pt. 1 in force at 21.7.2022, see reg. 1(2)