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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988/schedule-1/part-II/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1328",
  "legislation_title": "The Matrimonial Causes (Costs) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/II/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Preparation",
  "text": "Part A: The doing of any work which was reasonably done arising out of or incidental to the proceedings, including—\n(i) The client: taking instructions to petition, defend, cross-petition, appeal or oppose etc., attending upon and corresponding with client; taking and preparing proofs of evidence;\n(ii) Witnesses: interviewing and corresponding with witnesses and potential witnesses, taking and preparing proofs of evidence and, where appropriate, arranging attendance at court, including issue of subpoena or witness summons;\n(iii) Expert Evidence: obtaining and considering advice or reports from experts; where appropriate, arranging their attendance at court, including issue of subpoena or witness summons;\n(iv) Inspections: inspecting any property or place material to the proceedings;\n(v) Searches and Enquiries: making searches at offices of public records and elsewhere for relevant documents; searches in the Companies Registry and similar matters;\n(vi) Other Parties: attending upon and corresponding with other parties or their solicitors;\n(vii) Discovery: perusing, considering or collating documents for affidavit or list of documents; attending to inspect or produce for inspection any documents required to be produced or inspected by order of the court or otherwise;\n(viii) Documents: preparation and consideration of pleadings and affidavits, cases and instructions to and advice from counsel, any law involved and any other relevant documents including collating and service;\n(ix) Negotiations: work done in connection with negotiations with a view to settlement;\n(x) Agency: correspondence with and attendances upon London or other agents and work done by them;\n(xi) Interest: where relevant, the calculation of interest;\n(xii) Notices: preparation and service of miscellaneous notices, including notices to witnesses to attend court.\nPart B: The general care and conduct of the proceedings.\nPart C: Travelling and waiting time in connection with the above matters.\nNote:\nThe sums sought under each of sub-paragraphs (i) to (xii) of Part A should be shown separately against each item followed by the total of all items under Part A; the sums charged under Parts B and C should each be shown separately, and the total of the items under Parts A, B and C should then follow.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1328/schedule/1/part/II/paragraph/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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