SCHEDULEFees

PART 1Fees payable in family proceedings

Fixed feesI11

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 1Preliminary hearing fees in family proceedings

Paid for all preliminary hearings

Level of judge

Case type

Justices’ legal adviser or lay justice

Judge of circuit or district judge level

Judge of High Court judge level

Private law (children)

HU1(1) (under one hour)

£62.69

£68.94

£82.76

HU2(2) (1 to 2.5 hours)

£156.74

£172.40

£206.87

Private law (domestic abuse)

HU1 (under one hour)

£81.50

£81.50

£81.50

HU2 (1 to 2.5 hours)

£203.76

£203.76

£203.76

Private law (finance and other)

HU1 (under one hour)

£63.18

£63.18

£75.83

HU2 (1 to 2.5 hours)

£157.95

£157.95

£189.54

Public law (section 31 care proceedings)

HU1 (under one hour)

£86.72

£95.40

£114.48

HU2 (1 to 2.5 hours)

£216.81

£238.46

£286.16

Public law (other)

HU1 (under one hour)

£75.83

£83.39

£100.08

HU2 (1 to 2.5 hours)

£189.59

£208.53

£250.20

(1)

Hearing Unit 1 fee

(2)

Hearing Unit 2 fee

Table 2Fees for attendance at cross-examination hearing in family proceedings

Paid per day at the cross-examination hearing

Day 1

Further days

Level of judge

Level of judge

Case type

Justices’ legal adviser or lay justice

Judge of circuit or district judge level

Judge of High Court judge level

Justices’ legal adviser or lay justice

Judge of circuit or district judge level

Judge of High Court judge level

Private law (children)

£496.30

£545.91

£655.09

£397.04

£436.73

£524.07

Private law (domestic abuse)

£451.46

£451.46

£451.46

£361.17

£361.17

£361.17

Private law (finance and other)

£554.63

£554.63

£665.55

£443.70

£443.70

£532.44

Public law (section 31 care proceedings)

£632.81

£696.10

£835.31

£506.25

£556.88

£668.25

Public law (other)

£580.39

£638.44

£766.13

£464.31

£510.75

£612.90