Part 2 Private Law Advocacy Fees
England and Wales
Table 2(a): Private Law Children – Graduated Fees
| F1 Person before whom proceedings are heard | Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Conference fee | Opinion fee | Final hearing fee (per day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2F3Justices’ legal adviser or lay justices | £62.69 | £156.74 | £125.37 | £94.05 | £397.04 |
| F4Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £68.94 | £172.40 | £125.37 | £94.05 | £436.73 |
| F5Judge of High Court judge level | £82.76 | £206.87 | £125.37 | £94.05 | £524.07 |
Table 2(b): Domestic Abuse – Graduated Fees
| F6 Person before whom proceedings are heard | Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Final hearing fee (per day) |
|---|---|---|---|
| F7F8Justices’ legal adviser or lay justices | £81.50 | £203.76 | £361.17 |
| F9Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £81.50 | £203.76 | £361.17 |
| F10Judge of High Court judge level | £81.50 | £203.76 | £361.17 |
Table 2(c): Private Law Finance – Graduated Fees
| F11Person before whom proceedings are heard | Hearing Unit 1(up to 1 hour) | Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 1 | Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 2 | Early resolu-tion fee | Confer-ence fee | OpinionFee | Finalhearingfee (per day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F12F13Justices’ legal adviser, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £63.18 | £157.95 | £101.07 | £252.72 | £126.36 | £126.36 | £94.77 | £443.70 |
| F14Judge of High Court judge level | £75.83 | £189.54 | £121.32 | £303.26 | £151.65 | £126.36 | £94.77 | £532.44 |
Table 2(d): Private Law – bolt-on fees
| Bolt-on Fee | Payable For | Fee Payable |
|---|---|---|
| Client – Allegations of Harm | Private Law Children Hearings | 25% of Hearing Unit Fee |
| Expert's cross examination | Private Law Children Hearings | 20% of Hearing Unit Fee |
| Exceptional travel fee | Hearings and Conferences | £32.04 |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)
- F2
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)
- F3
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(4)(c) (with reg. 4)
- F4
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)
- F5
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)
- F6
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)
- F7
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)
- F8
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(4)(d) (with reg. 4)
- F9
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)
- F10
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)
- F11
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(a)
- F12
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(b)
- F13
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(4)(e) (with reg. 4)
- F14
Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(c)
- F15
Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) heading substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i) (with reg. 3)
- F16
Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(ii) (with reg. 3)
- F17
Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iiii) (with reg. 3)
- F18
Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iv) (with reg. 3)