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.
Expert | Non-London - Hourly Rate unless stated to be a Fixed Fee | London - Hourly Rate unless stated to be a Fixed Fee | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&E consultant | £126 | £135 | |
| Accident reconstruction | £90 | £68 | |
| Accountant | £50 - £135 | £50 - £144 | Partner £144, Manager £108, Accountant £80, General staff £50 |
| Anaesthetist | £135 | £135 | |
| Architect | £99 | £90 | |
| Cardiologist | £144 | £144 | |
| Cell telephone site analysis | £90 | £90 | |
| Child psychiatrist | £135 | £135 | |
| Child psychologist | £126 | £126 | |
| Computer expert | £90 | £90 | |
| Consultant engineer | £90 | £68 | |
| Dentist | £117 | £117 | |
| Dermatologist | £108 | £108 | |
| Disability consultant | £68 | £68 | |
| DNA–testing of sample | £315 per test | £315 per test | |
| DNA–preparation of report | £90 | £90 | |
| Doctor (GP) | £99 | £90 | |
| Employment consultant | £68 | £68 | |
| Enquiry agent | £32 | £23 | |
| ENT surgeon | £126 | £126 | |
| General surgeon | £135 | £90 | |
| Geneticist | £108 | £108 | |
| GP (records report) | £63 fixed fee | £90 fixed fee | |
| Gynaecologist | £135 | £90 | |
| Haematologist | £122 | £90 | |
| Handwriting expert | £90 | £90 | |
| Interpreter | £32 | £25 | |
| Lip reader/Signer | £72 | £41 | |
| Mediator | £126 | £126 | |
| Medical consultant | £135 | £90 | |
| Medical microbiologist | £135 | £135 | |
| Meteorologist | £126 | £180 fixed fee | |
| Midwife | £90 | £90 | |
| Neonatologist | £135 | £135 | |
| Neurologist | £153 | £90 | |
| Neuropsychiatrist | £158 | £90 | |
| Neuroradiologist | £171 | £171 | |
| Neurosurgeon | £171 | £90 | |
| Nursing expert | £81 | £81 | |
| Obstetrician | £135 | £135 | |
| Occupational therapist | £68 | £68 | |
| Oncologist | £140 | £140 | |
| Orthopaedic surgeon | £144 | £144 | |
| Paediatrician | £135 | £90 | |
| Pathologist | £153 | £540 fixed fee | |
| Pharmacologist | £122 | £122 | |
| Photographer | £32 | £23 | |
| Physiotherapist | £81 | £81 | |
| Plastic surgeon | £135 | £135 | |
| Process server | £32 | £23 | |
| Psychiatrist | £135 | £135 | |
| Psychologist | £117 | £117 | |
| Radiologist | £135 | £135 | |
| Rheumatologist | £135 | £135 | |
| Risk assessment expert | £63 | £63 | |
| Speech therapist | £99 | £99 | |
| Surveyor (non housing-disrepair) | £50 | £50 | |
| Surveyor (housing-disrepair) | £85 | £115 | |
| Telecoms expert | £90 | £90 | |
| Toxicologist | £135 | £135 | |
| Urologist | £135 | £135 | |
| Vet | £90 | £90 | |
| Voice recognition | £117 | £90 |