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Article 9
Article 5
Subject to any specific provisions of this Schedule, words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the 2010 Standard Civil Contract or, in relation to services provided under the Unified Contract, that contract. The fees and rates in this Schedule are exclusive of value added tax. References to “Schedule Authorisation” shall, in respect of services provided under the Unified Contract, be read as “Specialist Quality Mark”.
The fees in this Table for Housing do not apply to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme – see Table 6.
Category | Schedule Authorisation Standard Fee | Schedule Authorisation Exceptional Threshold | Tolerance Standard Fee | Tolerance Exceptional Threshold |
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Actions Against the Police | £239 | £717 | n/a | n/a |
Clinical Negligence | £195 | £585 | n/a | n/a |
Community Care | £266 | £798 | £161 | £483 |
Consumer General Contract | £159 | £477 | £134 | £402 |
Debt | £180 | £540 | £111 | £333 |
Education | £272 | £816 | n/a | n/a |
Employment | £207 | £621 | £135 | £405 |
Housing | £157 | £471 | £124 | £372 |
Miscellaneous | n/a | n/a | £79 | £237 |
Personal Injury | £203 | £609 | £139 | £417 |
Public Law | £259 | £777 | n/a | n/a |
Welfare Benefits | £150 | £450 | £122 | £366 |
National |
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£132 |
National |
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£365 |
Party | Court | No. of Clients | Midlands | North | London and South | Wales |
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Child | Other | 1 | £1,949 | £1,598 | £2,237 | £2,183 |
Child | Other | 2+ | £2,922 | £2,396 | £3,355 | £3,275 |
Child | High Court | 1 | £2,591 | £2,125 | £2,975 | £2,903 |
Child | High Court | 2+ | £3,887 | £3,188 | £4,461 | £4,354 |
Joined Party | Other | £1,033 | £798 | £1,201 | £1,301 | |
Joined | High Court | £1,374 | £1,062 | £1,597 | £1,730 | |
Party | ||||||
Parent | Other | 1 | £2,556 | £2,123 | £2,907 | £2,633 |
Parent | Other | 2 | £3,196 | £2,653 | £3,633 | £3,291 |
Parent | High Court | 1 | £3,399 | £2,823 | £3,866 | £3,502 |
Parent | High Court | 2 | £4,249 | £3,530 | £4,832 | £4,378 |
Words and expressions in Table 3(e), Table 3(f) and Table 3(g) have the same meaning as in Schedule 3.
National |
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£86 |
National |
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£146 |
Fee | Settlement Fee | |
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London | £230 | £138 |
Non - London | £199 | £119 |
Fee | Settlement Fee | |
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London | £241 | £145 |
Non- London | £208 | £125 |
Region | Court | Family Help (Higher) Standard Fee | Legal Representation Standard Fee |
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London | Other | £424 | £302 |
High Court | £509 | £362 | |
Non-London | Other | £353 | £251 |
High Court | £424 | £302 |
Region | Court | Family Help (Higher) Standard Fee | Family Help (Higher) Settlement Fee | Legal Representation Standard Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
London | Other | £471 | £95 | £374 |
High Court | £565 | £113 | £449 | |
Non-London | Other | £392 | £78 | £311 |
High Court | £471 | £95 | £374 |
Region | Court | Legal Representation Standard Fee |
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London | Other | £608 |
High Court | £729 | |
Non-London | Other | £507 |
High Court | £608 |
Stage 1 (Legal Help) | Stage 2a (Controlled Legal Representation) | Stage 2b (Controlled Legal Representation) | |
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Asylum | £413 | £227 | £567 |
Immigration Non-Asylum | £234 | £227 | £454 |
Representation at Home Office Interview | £266 |
Additional Payment | |
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Oral Case Management Review Hearing | £166 |
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing | £90 |
Substantive Hearing in the AIT | Asylum £302 Immigration £237 |
Additional Day Substantive Hearing | Asylum £161 Immigration £161 |
On Site Surgery - advising five or more clients | £360 |
On site Surgery - advising four clients or less | £180 |
Fast Track Standby Payment | £34.02 |
Basic Fees | Value |
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Mental Health – non Tribunal | £253 |
Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £129 |
Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £321 |
Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £294 |
Additional Fees | Value |
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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 |
Standard Fees | Value |
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London | £75.60 |
Non-London | £71.55 |
Activity | London Rate | Non- London Rate |
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy | £52.65 per hour | £48.24 per hour |
Travel & Waiting Time | £27.81 per hour | £27.00 per hour |
Routine Letters out and telephone calls | £4.05 per item | £3.78 per item |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy | £48.74 per hour | £45.95 per hour |
Travel & Waiting Time | £25.74 per hour | £25.74 per hour |
Routine Letters out and telephone calls | £3.78 per item | £3.65 per item |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy | £56.16 per hour | £52.56 per hour |
Travel & Waiting Time | £27.81 per hour | £27.05 per hour |
Routine Letters out and telephone calls | £4.05 per item | £3.78 per item |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy | £51.62 per hour | £47.30 per hour |
Travel & Waiting Time | £27.27 per hour | £26.51 per hour |
Routine Letters out and telephone calls | £3.96 per item | £3.69 per item |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy | £46.53 per hour | £43.88 per hour |
Travel & Waiting Time | £24.62 per hour | £24.62 per hour |
Routine Letters out and telephone calls | £3.60 per item | £3.47 per item |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and Attendance | £57.83 per hour | £54.09 per hour |
Travel & 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 |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and Attendance | £74.36 per hour | £69.56 per hour |
Travel & Waiting Time | £36.82 per hour | £35.78 per hour |
Routine Letters out and telephone calls | £5.35 per item | £4.99 per item |
Advocacy | £84.56 per hour | £84.56 per hour |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and Attendance | £55.08 per hour | £51.53 per hour |
Travel & Waiting Time | £27.27 per hour | £26.51 per hour |
Routine Letters out and telephone calls | £3.96 per item | £3.69 per item |
Advocacy | £62.64 per hour | £62.64 per hour |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and Attendance | £57.83 per hour | £54.09 per hour |
Travel & 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 |
Attending tribunal with counsel | £30.78 per hour | £30.78 per hour |
Activity | Higher Courts | County Court and Family Proceedings Court |
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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) | £61.38 per hour (London Rate) |
£65.84 per hour (Non-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 |
The fees in this Table do not apply to proceedings under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975(2) or proceedings under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996(3) – Table 10(a) or Table 10(b) apply to those proceedings.
Activity | Higher Courts | County Court and Family Proceedings Court |
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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) |
Activity | Higher Courts | County Court and Magistrate Court |
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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 per hour | £29.25 per hour |
Advocacy | £67.50 per hour | £59.40 per hour |
Travelling and waiting time | £29.93 per hour | £26.28 per hour |
Activity | Higher Courts | County Court and Magistrates Court |
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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) |
Attending 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 |
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and attendance | £55.08 per hour | £51.53 per hour |
Routine letter out and telephone calls | £3.96 per item | £3.69 per item |
Advocacy | £62.64 per hour | £62.64 per hour |
Attending tribunal or conference with counsel | £29.30 per hour | £29.30 per hour |
Travelling and waiting time | £27.27 per hour | £26.51 per hour |
Willingness Test | |
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£25 |
Activity | |
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Assessment alone | £87 |
Assessment separate | £87 |
Assessment together | £130 |
Category of Work | Single Session | Multi Session | Agreed Proposal |
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All Issues 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 |
Category | Fixed fee |
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Stand – by payment | £27 per hour |
Advice payment | £63 per hour |
Article 5 and 5A
Words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in Schedule 4. The fees and rates in this Schedule are exclusive of value added tax.
Court | 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) |
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Family Proceedings Court | £86.72 | £216.81 | £127.71 | £105.66 | £128.16 | £506.25 |
County Court | £95.40 | £238.46 | £127.71 | £105.66 | £140.99 | £556.88 |
High Court | £114.48 | £286.16 | £127.71 | £105.66 | £169.20 | £668.25 |
Court | 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) |
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Family Proceedings Court | £75.83 | £189.59 | £127.71 | £105.66 | £128.16 | £464.31 |
County Court | £83.39 | £208.53 | £127.71 | £105.66 | £140.99 | £510.75 |
High Court | £100.08 | £250.20 | £127.71 | £105.66 | £169.20 | £612.90 |
Category | Payable For | Fee Payable |
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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 |
Court bundle payments | Hearings | See table below |
Exceptional travel fee | Hearings Advocates’ Meetings and Conferences | £32.04 |
CB1 (350-700 pages) | CB2 (701-1,400 pages) | CB3 (over 1,400 pages) | |
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Interim Hearing | £59.40 | £89.10 | £89.10 |
Final Hearing | £159.30 | £239.40 | £318.60 |
Court | Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Conference Fee | Opinion Fee | Final hearing fee (per day) |
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Family Proceedings Court | £62.69 | £156.74 | £125.37 | £94.05 | £397.04 |
County Court | £68.94 | £172.40 | £125.37 | £94.05 | £436.73 |
High Court | £82.76 | £206.87 | £125.37 | £94.05 | £524.07 |
Court | Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing Unit (up to 2.5 hours) | Final hearing fee (per day) |
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Family Proceedings Court | £81.50 | £203.76 | £361.17 |
County Court | £81.50 | £203.76 | £361.17 |
High Court | £81.50 | £203.76 | £361.17 |
Court | Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Financial Dispute Resolution Hearing Unit 1 | Financial Dispute Resolution Hearing Unit 2 | Early resolution fee | Conference Fee | Opinion Fee | Final hearing fee (per day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
County Court | £63.18 | £157.95 | £101.07 | £252.72 | £126.36 | £126.36 | £94.77 | £443.70 |
High Court | £75.83 | £189.54 | £121.32 | £303.26 | £151.65 | £126.36 | £94.77 | £532.44 |
Bolt-on Fee | Payable For | Fee Payable |
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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 |
Early resolution fee | Private Law Children Hearings | See Private Law Finance table above |
Court bundle payments | Private Law Children or Finance Hearings | See table below |
Exceptional travel fee | Hearings and Conferences | £32.04 |
CB1 (350-700 pages) | CB2 (701-1,400 pages) | CB3 (over 1,400 pages) | |
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Interim Hearing | £59.40 | £89.10 | £89.10 |
Final Hearing | £159.30 | £239.40 | £318.60” |
Article 12
Article 5
Expert | Non- London Hourly Rate or fixed fee | London Hourly Rate or fixed fee | Comments |
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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 | £90 | |
Child psychologist | £126 | £90 | |
Computer expert | £90 | £90 | |
Consultant engineer | £90 | £68 | |
Dentist | £117 | £117 | |
Dermatologist | £108 | £108 | |
Disability consultant | £68 | £68 | |
DNA (per person) – testing of sample | £315 per test | £315 per test | |
DNA (per person) – 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 | £90 | |
Psychologist | £117 | £90 | |
Radiologist | £135 | £135 | |
Rheumatologist | £135 | £135 | |
Risk assessment expert | £63 | £63 | |
Speech therapist | £99 | £99 | |
Surveyor | £50 | £50 | |
Telecoms expert | £90 | £90 | |
Toxicologist | £135 | £135 | |
Urologist | £135 | £135 | |
Vet | £90 | £90 | |
Voice recognition | £117 | £90 |
1.—(1) This paragraph applies where the Commission receives a request for funding of an expert service of a type not listed in Section 1.
(2) In considering the rate at which to fund the expert service the Commission—
(a)must have regard to the rates set out in Section 1; and
(b)may require a number of quotes for provision of the service to be submitted to the Commission.
2. For the purposes of article 5(2)(e)(ii), exceptional circumstances are where 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.
3.—(1) The costs and expenses relating to experts listed at sub-paragraph (2) are not payable by the Commission as disbursements.
(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; and
(iv)a subsistence fee;
(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.
4. The maximum amount that the Commission may pay as a disbursement in respect of an expert’s vehicle mileage is £0.45 per mile.
5. The maximum amount that the Commission may pay as a disbursement in respect of an expert’s travel time is £40.00 per hour.
Article 5C
Category | Hourly Rate |
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Junior counsel in the County Court | £112.50 (Non-London Rate) £135 (London Rate) |
Senior counsel alone or leading in the High Court | £135 |
Led junior counsel in the High Court, 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 Commission) 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 Commission) in the Supreme Court | £225 |
Noter/Pupil/2nd led junior counsel | £36” |
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