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PARTS 43 - 48 - SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS
PRECEDENT E
SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS
PRECEDENT ELegal Aid/LSC Schedule of Costs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE 1999 - B - 9999 QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION BRIGHTON DISTRICT REGISTRY BETWEEN AB Claimant - and - CD Defendant
CLAIMANT'S BILL OF COSTS: LEGAL AID/LSC SCHEDULE
Item No. Description of work done V.A.T. Disburse -ments Profit Costs 6 Issue fee — £400.00 7 Allocation fee — £80.00 8 Solicitor's fee for hearing Engaged 0.75 hours £55.50 Enhancement thereon at 50% £27.75 Travel and waiting 2.00 hours £65.40 Total solicitor's fee for attending £148.65 9 Fee on listing — £400.00 10 Solicitor's fee for hearing Engaged 1.5 hours £111.00 Enhancement thereon at 50% £55.50 Travel and waiting 2.00 hours £65.40 Total solicitor's fee for attending £231.90 11 Counsel's fee £105.00 £600.00 12 Solicitor's fee for trial Engaged in court 5.00 hours £182.00 Engaged in conference 0.75 hours £27.30 Enhancement thereon at 50% £104.65 Travel and waiting 1.50 hours £49.05 Total solicitor's fee for attending £363.00 13 Counsel's brief fee for trial £350.00 £2,000.00 14 Expert's fee for trial — £850.00 15 Witnesses' expenses — £84.00 To summary £455.00 £4,414.00 £743.55 16 Solicitor's fee for trial (second day) Engaged in court 3.00 hours £109.20 Engaged in conference 1.50 hours £54.60 Enhancement thereon at 50% £81.90 Travel and waiting 1.50 hours £49.05 Total solicitor's fee for attending £294.75 17 Counsel's fee for second day of trial £113.75 £650.00 18 Timed attendances on Claimant (1) 7.5 hours £555.00 Enhancement thereon at 50% £277.50 £832.50 19 Routine communications with Claimant (1) Letters out - 14 £103.60 Telephone calls - 12 £49.20 £152.80 22 Timed attendances on and communications with witnesses of fact 5.2 hours £384.80 Enhancement thereon at 50% £192.40 £577.20 23 Routine communications with witnesses of fact Letters out - 4 £29.60 Telephone calls - 2 £8.20 £37.80 24 Paid travelling £4.02 £22.96 25 Timed attendance on medical expert 0.33 hours £24.42 Enhancement thereon at 50% £12.21 £36.63 26 Timed communications with medical expert 0.25 hours £18.50 Enhancement thereon at 50% £9.25 £27.75 27 Timed communications with medical expert 0.2 hours £14.80 Enhancement thereon at 50% £7.40 £22.20 28 Routine communications with medical expert Letters out - 6 £44.40 Telephone calls - 4 £16.40 £60.80 29 Expert's fee for report — £350.00 30 Timed communications with solicitors for Defendant 0.25 hours £18.50 Enhancement thereon at 50% £9.25 £27.75 31 Routine communications with solicitors for Defendant Letters out - 18 £133.20 Telephone calls - 6 £24.60 £157.80 32 Routine communications with the court Letters out - 8 £59.20 Telephone calls - 1 £4.10 £63.30 To summary £117.77 £1,022.96 £2,291.28 33 Routine communications with Counsel Letters out - 11 £81.40 Telephone calls - 8 £32.80 114.20 36 Work done on documents 57.25 hours £4,236.50 Enhancement thereon at 50% £2,118.25 £6,354.75 37 Work done on negotiations Engaged - 1.5 hours £111.00 Enhancement thereon at 50% £55.50 Travel and waiting - 1.25 hours £40.88 207.38 38 Other work done (1) Preparing and checking bill 370.00 40 VAT on total profit costs set out above ( 17.5% of £10,216.86 ) £1,787.95 To summary £1,787.95 £ — £7,046.33 SUMMARY Page 1 £455.00 £4,414.00 £743.55 Page 2 £117.77 £1,022.96 £2,291.28 Page 3 £1,787.95 £ — £7,046.33 Totals:
£2,360.72
£5,436.96
£10,081.16Grand total:
£17,878.84
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