1. 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.
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 |
(1) Hearing Unit 1 fee | |||
(2) Hearing Unit 2 fee | |||
| 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 |
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 |
Commencement Information
I1Sch. Pt. 1 in force at 21.7.2022, see reg. 1(2)