Part I preparation

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	High Court	County Court
ITEM 1 Writing routine letters	£3.25 per item	£2.90 per item
2 Receiving routine letters	£1.55 per item	£1.40 per item
3 Routine telephone calls	£3.25 per item	£2.90 per item
4 All other preparation work including any work which was reasonably done arising out of or incidental to the proceedings, interviews with client, witnesses, and other parties; obtaining evidence; preparation and consideration of, and dealing with, documents, negotiations and notices; dealing with letters written and received and telephone calls which are not routine	Where the proceedings were conducted in the divorce registry or in another court on the South-Eastern Circuit at the time when the relevant work was done:
£36.00 per hour	£32.00 per hour
	All other circuits:
£34.00 per hour	£30.00 per hour
5 In addition to items 1—4 above, to cover the general care and conduct of the proceedings	+50%	+50%
6 Travelling and waiting time in connection with the above matters	£25.00 per hour	£23.00 per hour