PRACTICE DIRECTION

PARTS 43 - 48 - SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS

PRECEDENT G


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


POINTS OF DISPUTE SERVED BY THE DEFENDANT


Item Dispute Claimant's Comments
General point Base rates claimed for the assistant solicitor and other fee earners are excessive. Reduce to £100 and £70 respectively plus VAT. Each item in which these rates are claimed should be recalculated at the reduced rates.  
(1) The premium claimed is excessive. Reduce to £95.  

 

Item Dispute Claimant's Comments
(14) The claim for timed attendances on claimant (schedule 1) is excessive. Reduce to 4 hours ie. £400 at reduced rates.  
(29) The total claim for work done on documents by the assistant solicitor is excessive. A reasonable allowance in respect of documents concerning court and counsel is 8 hours, for documents concerning witnesses and the expert witness, 6.5 hours, for work done on arithmetic, 2.25 hours and for other documents, 5.5 hours. Reduce to 22.25 hours ie. £2,225 at reduced rates (£3,380 in total).  
(31) The time claimed is excessive. Reduce solicitors time to 0.5 hours ie. to £50 at reduced rates and reduce the costs draftsman's time to three hours ie. £210 (£260 in total).  
(32) The success fee claimed is excessive. Reduce to 25% ie. £100 plus VAT of £17.50.  
(33) The total base fees when recalculated on the basis of the above points amount to £7,788, upon which VAT is £1,362.90.  
(34) The success fee claimed is excessive. Reduce to 25% of £7,788 ie £1,947.50 plus VAT of £340.73.  
(36) The success fee claimed is excessive.Reduce to 50% ie £1,625 plus VAT of £284.38.  

    Served on ........................... [date] by............................................... [name] [solicitors for] the Defendant.


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