PRACTICE DIRECTION

PARTS 43 - 48 - SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS

PRECEDENT E


SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS
PRECEDENT E
Legal 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

£10,081.16
  Grand total:      
£17,878.84


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