Regulation 12 Claims for costs by solicitors
Subject to regulation 22, no claim by a solicitor for costs in respect of work done under a legal assistance order shall be considered unless he submits it within three months of the conclusion of the proceedings to which it relates.
A claim for costs shall be submitted to the appropriate officer in such form and manner as he may direct and shall be accompanied by the legal assistance order and any receipts or other documents in support of any disbursement claimed.
A claim shall—
summarise the items of work in respect of which fees are claimed according to the classes of work specified in regulation 13(1);
state, where appropriate, the dates on which the items of work were done, the time taken, the sums claimed and whether the work was done for more than one individual;
specify, where appropriate, the fee-earner who undertook each of the items of work claimed;
give particulars of any work done in relation to a rehearing; and
specify any disbursements claimed, the circumstances in which they were incurred and the amounts claimed in respect of them.
Where the solicitor claims that paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (enhanced rates) should be applied in relation to an item of work, he shall give full particulars in support of his claim.
The solicitor shall supply such further particulars, information and documents as the appropriate officer may require.