The Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Amendments to the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) Regulations 1991

7.—(1) For Schedule 2A there shall be substituted—

“SCHEDULE 2A PRESCRIBED FAMILY PROCEEDINGS

(a) High Court and county court proceedings

PART I PREPARATION

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	High Court	County court
1. Writing routine letters	£7.05 per item	£6.15 per item
2. Receiving routine letters	£3.50 per item	£3.10 per item
3. Routine telephone calls	£7.05 per item	£6.15 per item
4. All other preparation work including any work which was reasonably done arising out of or incidental to the proceedings, interviews with client, witnesses, and other parties; obtaining evidence; preparation and consideration of, and dealing with, documents, negotiations and notices; dealing with letters written and received and telephone calls which are not routine	Where proceedings were conducted in the divorce registry or in another court on the South Eastern Circuit at the time when the relevant work was done: £78.40 per hour All other circuits: £73.05 per hour	Where proceedings were conducted in the divorce registry or in another court on the South Eastern Circuit at the time when the relevant work was done: £68.50 per hour All other circuits: £64.80 per hour
6. Travelling and waiting time in connection with the above matters	£35.75 per hour	£32.45 per hour

PART II CONFERENCES WITH COUNSEL

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	High Court	County court
7. Attending counsel in conference	£41.25 per hour	£36.30 per hour
8. Travelling and waiting	£35.75 per hour	£32.45 per hour

PART III ATTENDANCES

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	High Court	County court
9. Attending with counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or hearing of any summons or other application at court, or other appointment	£41.25 per hour	£36.30 per hour
10. Attending without counsel at the trial or hearings of any cause or the hearing of any summons or other application at court, or other appointment	Where proceedings were conducted in the divorce registry or in another court on the South Eastern Circuit at the time when the relevant work was done: £78.40 per hour All other circuits: £73.05 per hour	Where proceedings were conducted in the divorce registry or in another court on the South Eastern Circuit at the time when the relevant work was done: £68.50 per hour All other circuits: £68.80 per hour
11. Travelling and waiting	£35.75 per hour	£32.45 per hour

PART V DETAILED ASSESSMENT AND APPEAL IN RELATION TO DETAILED ASSESSMENT

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	High Court	County court
18. Preparing the bill (where allowable) and completing the detailed assessment (excluding preparing for and attending the hearing of the detailed assessment)	£35.70–£99.85 per hour	£35.70–£56.95 per hour
19. Preparing for and attending the hearing of the detailed assessment (including travelling and waiting)	Discretionary	Discretionary
20. Appeal to costs judge, district judge or judge (including preparation)	Discretionary	Discretionary

(b) Magistrates' court proceedings

Preparation	£48.95 per hour—(£52.25 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated in the Legal Services Commission’s London Region)
Advocacy	£61.90 per hour
Attendance at court where counsel assigned	£33.30 per hour
Travelling and waiting	£27.50 per hour
Routine letters written and telephone calls	£3.80 per item—(£4.00 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated in the Legal Services Commission’s London Region)”.