Paragraph 1
Subject to paragraph 2, where the expert service is of a type listed in the Table, the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to the provider for the expert service at the fixed fees or at rates not exceeding the rates set out in the Table.
F1Table
Expert | Non-London - hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee | London - hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee |
|---|---|---|
| A&E consultant | £100.80 | £108 |
| Accident reconstruction | £72 | £54.40 |
| Accountant | £64 | £64 |
| Accountant (general staff) | £40 | £40 |
| Accountant (manager) | £86.40 | £86.40 |
| Accountant (partner) | £108 | £115.20 |
| Anaesthetist | £108 | £108 |
| Architect | £79.20 | £72 |
| Cardiologist | £115.20 | £115.20 |
| Cell telephone site analysis | £72 | £72 |
| Child psychiatrist | £108 | £108 |
| Child psychologist | £100.80 | £100.80 |
| Computer expert | £72 | £72 |
| Consultant engineer | £72 | £54.40 |
| Dentist | £93.60 | £93.60 |
| Dermatologist | £86.40 | £86.40 |
| Disability consultant | £54.40 | £54.40 |
| DNA (testing of sample) | £252 per test | £252 per test |
| DNA (preparation of report) | £72 | £72 |
| Doctor (GP) | £79.20 | £72 |
| Employment consultant | £54.40 | £54.40 |
| Enquiry agent | £25.60 | £18.40 |
| ENT surgeon | £100.80 | £100.80 |
| General surgeon | £108 | £72 |
| Geneticist | £86.40 | £86.40 |
| GP (records report) | £50.40 fixed fee | £72 fixed fee |
| Gynaecologist | £108 | £72 |
| Haematologist | £97.60 | £72 |
| Handwriting expert | £72 | £72 |
| Interpreter | £28 | £25 |
| Lip reader/Signer | £57.60 | £32.80 |
| Mediator | £100.80 | £100.80 |
| Medical consultant | £108 | £72 |
| Medical microbiologist | £108 | £108 |
| Meteorologist | £100.80 | £144 fixed fee |
| Midwife | £72 | £72 |
| Neonatologist (non-clinical negligence cerebral palsy case) | £108 | £108 |
| Neonatologist (clinical negligence cerebral palsy case) | £180 | £180 |
| Neurologist (non-clinical negligence cerebral palsy case) | £122.40 | £72 |
| Neurologist (clinical negligence cerebral palsy case) | £200 | £200 |
| Neuropsychiatrist | £126.40 | £72 |
| Neuroradiologist (non-clinical negligence cerebral palsy case) | £136.80 | £136.80 |
| Neuroradiologist (clinical negligence cerebral palsy case) | £180 | £180 |
| Neurosurgeon | £136.80 | £72 |
| Nursing expert | £64.80 | £64.80 |
| Obstetrician | £108 | £108 |
| Occupational therapist | £54.40 | £54.40 |
| Oncologist | £112 | £112 |
| Orthopaedic surgeon | £115.20 | £115.20 |
| Paediatrician | £108 | £72 |
| Pathologist | £122.40 | £432 fixed fee |
| Pharmacologist | £97.60 | £97.60 |
| Photographer | £25.60 | £18.40 |
| Physiotherapist | £64.80 | £64.80 |
| Plastic surgeon | £108 | £108 |
| Process server | £25.60 | £18.40 |
| Psychiatrist | £108 | £108 |
| Psychologist | £93.60 | £93.60 |
| Radiologist | £108 | £108 |
| Rheumatologist | £108 | £108 |
| Risk assessment expert | £50.40 | £50.40 |
| Speech therapist | £79.20 | £79.20 |
| Surveyor (housing disrepair) | £85 | £115 |
| Surveyor (non-housing disrepair) | £40 | £40 |
| Telecoms expert | £72 | £72 |
| Toxicologist | £108 | £108 |
| Urologist | £108 | £108 |
| Vet | £72 | £72 |
| Voice recognition | £93.60 | £72 |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 5 table substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(6), Sch. 2 (with reg. 3)