{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988/schedule-2/part-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988/schedule-2/part-I.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1328",
  "legislation_title": "The Matrimonial Causes (Costs) Rules 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/I",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "preparation",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nHigh Court\nCounty Court\nITEM\n1 Writing routine letters\n£3.25 per item\n£2.90 per item\n2 Receiving routine letters\n£1.55 per item\n£1.40 per item\n3 Routine telephone calls\n£3.25 per item\n£2.90 per item\n4 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;\nobtaining evidence;\npreparation and consideration of, and dealing with, documents, negotiations and notices;\ndealing with letters written and received and\ntelephone calls which are not routine\nWhere 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:\n£36.00 per hour\n£32.00 per hour\nAll other circuits:\n£34.00 per hour\n£30.00 per hour\n5 In addition to items 1—4 above, to cover the general care and conduct of the proceedings\n+50%\n+50%\n6 Travelling and waiting time in connection with the above matters\n£25.00 per hour\n£23.00 per hour",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "replaced",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/490",
      "affecting_title": "The Matrimonial Causes (Costs) (Amendment) Rules 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1991/530",
      "affecting_title": "The Matrimonial Causes (Costs) (Amendment) Rules 1991"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1328/schedule/2/part/I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:01:54.670589+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}