Schedule 2
“SCHEDULE 6
Experts’ Fees and Rates
Article 5
Section 1
Table
Expert Non- London Hourly Rate or fixed fee London Hourly Rate or fixed fee Comments A&E consultant £126 £135 Accident reconstruction £90 £68 Accountant £50 - £135 £50 - £144 Partner £144, Manager £108, Accountant £80, General staff £50 Anaesthetist £135 £135 Architect £99 £90 Cardiologist £144 £144 Cell telephone site analysis £90 £90 Child psychiatrist £135 £90 Child psychologist £126 £90 Computer expert £90 £90 Consultant engineer £90 £68 Dentist £117 £117 Dermatologist £108 £108 Disability consultant £68 £68 DNA (per person) – testing of sample £315 per test £315 per test DNA (per person) – preparation of report £90 £90 Doctor (GP) £99 £90 Employment consultant £68 £68 Enquiry agent £32 £23 ENT surgeon £126 £126 General surgeon £135 £90 Geneticist £108 £108 GP (records report) £63 fixed fee £90 fixed fee Gynaecologist £135 £90 Haematologist £122 £90 Handwriting expert £90 £90 Interpreter £32 £25 Lip reader / Signer £72 £41 Mediator £126 £126 Medical consultant £135 £90 Medical microbiologist £135 £135 Meteorologist £126 £180 fixed fee Midwife £90 £90 Neonatologist £135 £135 Neurologist £153 £90 Neuropsychiatrist £158 £90 Neuroradiologist £171 £171 Neurosurgeon £171 £90 Nursing expert £81 £81 Obstetrician £135 £135 Occupational therapist £68 £68 Oncologist £140 £140 Orthopaedic surgeon £144 £144 Paediatrician £135 £90 Pathologist £153 £540 fixed fee Pharmacologist £122 £122 Photographer £32 £23 Physiotherapist £81 £81 Plastic surgeon £135 £135 Process server £32 £23 Psychiatrist £135 £90 Psychologist £117 £90 Radiologist £135 £135 Rheumatologist £135 £135 Risk assessment expert £63 £63 Speech therapist £99 £99 Surveyor £50 £50 Telecoms expert £90 £90 Toxicologist £135 £135 Urologist £135 £135 Vet £90 £90 Voice recognition £117 £90 Section 2
(Provisions relating to experts)
Payment of expert services of a type not listed in Section 1
1.(1)This paragraph applies where the Commission receives a request for funding of an expert service of a type not listed in Section 1.
(2)In considering the rate at which to fund the expert service the Commission—
(a)must have regard to the rates set out in Section 1; and
(b)may require a number of quotes for provision of the service to be submitted to the Commission.
Meaning of exceptional circumstances in article 5(2)(e)(ii)
2.For the purposes of article 5(2)(e)(ii), exceptional circumstances are where the expert’s evidence is key to the client’s case and either—
(a)the complexity of the material is such that an expert with a high level of seniority is required; or
(b)the material is of such a specialised and unusual nature that only very few experts are available to provide the necessary evidence.
General provisions relating to experts
3.(1)The costs and expenses relating to experts listed at sub-paragraph (2) are not payable by the Commission as disbursements.
(2)The costs and expenses are—
(a)any administration fee charged by an expert, including (but not limited to)—
(i)a fee in respect of office space or provision of a consultation room;
(ii)a fee in respect of administrative support services, such as typing services;
(iii)a fee in respect of courier services; and
(iv)a subsistence fee;
(b)any cancellation fee charged by an expert, where the notice of cancellation was given to the expert more than 72 hours before the relevant hearing or appointment.
4.The maximum amount that the Commission may pay as a disbursement in respect of an expert’s vehicle mileage is £0.45 per mile.
5.The maximum amount that the Commission may pay as a disbursement in respect of an expert’s travel time is £40.00 per hour.
SCHEDULE 7
Remuneration of barristers in independent practice
Article 5C
Table
Category Hourly Rate Junior counsel in the County Court £112.50 (Non-London Rate)
£135 (London Rate)
Senior counsel alone or leading in the High Court £135 Led junior counsel in the High Court, Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court £112.50 Leading senior counsel in the Court of Appeal £157.50 Queen’s Counsel (where approved for briefing or instruction by the Commission) in the High Court or Court of Appeal. £180 Leading senior counsel in the Supreme Court £180 Queen’s Counsel (where approved for briefing or instruction by the Commission) in the Supreme Court £225 Noter/Pupil/2nd led junior counsel £36 ”