10. Instructions for trial or hearing of any cause or matter, whatever the mode of trial or hearing, or for the hearing of any appeal
Discretionary
Note to item 10
This item is intended to cover:—
(a)the doing of any work not otherwise provided for and which was properly done in preparing for the trial, hearing or appeal, or before a settlement of the matters in dispute, including—
(i)the client: taking instructions to sue, defend, counterclaim, appeal or oppose etc.; attending upon and corresponding with client;
(ii)Witnesses: interviewing and corresponding with witnesses and potential witnesses, taking and preparing proofs of evidence and, where appropriate, arranging attendance at Court, including issue of subpoena;
(iii)Expert evidence: obtaining and considering reports or advice from experts and plans, photographs and models; where appropriate arranging their attendance at Court, including issue of subpoena;
(iv)Inspections: inspecting any property or place material to the proceedings;
(v)Searches and Inquiries: making searches in the Public Record Office and elsewhere for relevant documents; searches in the Companies Registry and similar matters;
(vi)Special damages: obtaining details of special damages and making or obtaining any relevant calculations;
(vii)Other parties: attending upon and corresponding with other parties or their solicitors;
(viii)Discovery: Perusing, considering or collating documents for affidavit or list of documents; attending to inspect or produce for inspection any documents required to be produced or inspected by Order of the court or by virtue of Order 24;
(ix)Documents: Consideration of pleadings, affidavits, cases and instructions to and advice from counsel, any law involved and any other relevant documents, including collating;
(x)Negotiations: Work done in connection with negotiations with a view to settlement;
(xi)Agency: Correspondence with and attendance upon or other work done by agents;
(xii)Interest: Where relevant the calculation of interest on damages;
(xiii)Notices: Preparation and service of miscellaneous notices, including notices to witnesses to attend court.
(b)The general care and conduct of the proceedings.
Note: The sums sought under each sub-paragraph (i) to (xiii) of paragraph (a) should be shown separately against each item followed by the total of all items under paragraph (a); the sum charged under paragraph (b) should be shown separately; and the total of the items under (a) and (b) should then follow.