PRACTICE DIRECTION

PARTS 43 - 48 - SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS

PRECEDENT H


SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS
PRECEDENT H
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE 2000 - B - 9999
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
BRIGHTON DISTRICT REGISTRY
BETWEEN
  AB Claimant
  - and -  
  CD Defendant


ESTIMATE OF CLAIMANT'S COSTS DATED 12th APRIL 2001


The claimant instructed E F & Co under a conditional fee agreement dated 8th July 2000 in respect of which the following hourly rates are recoverable as base costs

Partner - £180 per hour plus VAT
Assistant Solicitor - £140 per hour plus VAT
Other fee earners - £85 per hour plus VAT


Item No. Description of work done V.A.T. Disburse -ments Profit Costs

  PART 1: BASE COSTS ALREADY INCURRED      
  8th July 2000 - EF & Co instructed      
  7th October 2000 - Claim issued      
1 Issue fee £400.00  
  21st October 2000 - Particulars of claim served      
  25th November 2000 - Time for service of defence extended by agreement to 14th January 2001      
2 Fee on allocation £80.00  
  20th January 2001 - case allocated to multi-track      
  9th February 2001 - Case management conference at which costs were awarded to the claimant and the base costs were summarily assessed at £400 (paid on 24th February 2001)    
  23rd February 2001 - Claimant's list of documents      
  ATTENDANCES, COMMUNICATIONS AND WORK DONE      
  Claimant      
3 0.75 hours at £180     £135.00
4 4.4 hours at £140     £616.00

  To Summary £ — £480.00 £751.00

  Witnesses of Fact      
5 3.8 hours at £140     £532.00
6 Paid travelling on 9th October 2000 £4.02 £22.96  
  Medical expert (Dr. IJ)      
7 1.5 hours at £140     £210.00
8 Dr. IJ''s fee for report   £350.00  
  Defendant and his solicitor      
9 2.5 hours at £140     £350.00
  Court (communications only)      
10 0.4 hours at £140     56.00
  Documents      
11 0.75 hours at £180 and 22.25 hours at £140     £3,250.00
  Negotiations      
12 2.75 hours at £140     385.00
13 VAT on solicitor's base fees £968.45    

  To Summary £972.47 £372.96 £4,783.00

  PART2: BASE COSTS TO BE INCURRED      
14 Fee on listing 400.00  
  Attendance at pre-trial review      
15 5 hours at £140     700.00
16 Counsel's base fee for pre-trial review   750.00  
  Attendance at trial      
17 20 hours at £140     £2,800.00
18 Counsel's base fee for trial including refresher   £3,000.00  
19 Fee of expert witness (Dr. IJ) £1,000.00  
20 Expenses of witnesses of fact £150.00  
  ATTENDANCES, COMMUNICATIONS AND WORK TO BE DONE      
  Claimant      
21 1 hour at £180     £180.00
22 8 hours at £140     £1,120.00
  Witnesses of fact      
23 5 hours at £140     £700.00
  Medical expert (Dr. IJ)      
24 1 hour at £140     £140.00
  Defendant and his solicitor      
25 2 hours at £140     £280.00
  To Summary £ — £5,300.00 £5,920.00
  Court (communications only)      
26 1 hour at £140     £140.00
  Counsel (communications only)      
27 3 hours at £140     £420.00
  Documents      
28 1 hour at £180, 25 hours at £140 and 15 hours at £85     £4,995.00
  Negotiations      
29 5 hours at £140     £700.00
  Other work      
30 5 hours at £140     £700.00
31 VAT on solicitor's base fees £2,253.13    

  To Summary £2,253.13 £ — £6,955.00

  SUMMARY      
  Part 1      
  Page 1 £ — £480.00 751.00
  Page 2 £972.47 £372.96 £4,783.00
  Total base costs already incurred
£972.47

£852.96

£5,534.00
  Part 2      
  Page 2 £ — £5,300.00 £5,920.00
  Page 3 £2,253.13 £ — £6,955.00
  Total base costs to be incurred
£2,253.13

£5,300.00

£12,875.00
  Total of base costs £3,225.60 £6,152.96 £18,409.00
  Grand total    
£27,787.56


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