> ### PRACTICE DIRECTION

> ### PARTS 43 - 48 - SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS

> ### PRECEDENT H

> SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS PRECEDENT H
> IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE | 2000 - B - 9999
> QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
> BRIGHTON DISTRICT REGISTRY
> BETWEEN
> | AB | Claimant
> | - and - |
> | CD | Defendant
> ESTIMATE OF CLAIMANT'S COSTS DATED 12th APRIL 2001 The claimant instructed E F & Co under a conditional fee agreement dated 8th July 2000 in respect of which the following hourly rates are recoverable as base costs Partner - £180 per hour plus VAT Assistant Solicitor - £140 per hour plus VAT Other fee earners - £85 per hour plus VAT
> Item No. | Description of work done | V.A.T. | Disburse -ments | Profit Costs
> | PART 1: BASE COSTS ALREADY INCURRED |  |  |
> | 8th July 2000 - EF & Co instructed |  |  |
> | 7th October 2000 - Claim issued |  |  |
> 1 | Issue fee | — | £400.00 |
> | 21st October 2000 - Particulars of claim served |  |  |
> | 25th November 2000 - Time for service of defence extended by agreement to 14th January 2001 |  |  |
> 2 | Fee on allocation | — | £80.00 |
> | 20th January 2001 - case allocated to multi-track |  |  |
> | 9th February 2001 - Case management conference at which costs were awarded to the claimant and the base costs were summarily assessed at £400 (paid on 24th February 2001) |  |  | —
> | 23rd February 2001 - Claimant's list of documents |  |  |
> | ATTENDANCES, COMMUNICATIONS AND WORK DONE |  |  |
> | Claimant |  |  |
> 3 | 0.75 hours at £180 |  |  | £135.00
> 4 | 4.4 hours at £140 |  |  | £616.00
> | To Summary | £ — | £480.00 | £751.00
> | Witnesses of Fact |  |  |
> 5 | 3.8 hours at £140 |  |  | £532.00
> 6 | Paid travelling on 9th October 2000 | £4.02 | £22.96 |
> | Medical expert (Dr. IJ) |  |  |
> 7 | 1.5 hours at £140 |  |  | £210.00
> 8 | Dr. IJ''s fee for report |  | £350.00 |
> | Defendant and his solicitor |  |  |
> 9 | 2.5 hours at £140 |  |  | £350.00
> | Court (communications only) |  |  |
> 10 | 0.4 hours at £140 |  |  | 56.00
> | Documents |  |  |
> 11 | 0.75 hours at £180 and 22.25 hours at £140 |  |  | £3,250.00
> | Negotiations |  |  |
> 12 | 2.75 hours at £140 |  |  | 385.00
> 13 | VAT on solicitor's base fees | £968.45 |  |
> | To Summary | £972.47 | £372.96 | £4,783.00
> | PART2: BASE COSTS TO BE INCURRED |  |  |
> 14 | Fee on listing | — | 400.00 |
> | Attendance at pre-trial review |  |  |
> 15 | 5 hours at £140 |  |  | 700.00
> 16 | Counsel's base fee for pre-trial review |  | 750.00 |
> | Attendance at trial |  |  |
> 17 | 20 hours at £140 |  |  | £2,800.00
> 18 | Counsel's base fee for trial including refresher |  | £3,000.00 |
> 19 | Fee of expert witness (Dr. IJ) | — | £1,000.00 |
> 20 | Expenses of witnesses of fact | — | £150.00 |
> | ATTENDANCES, COMMUNICATIONS AND WORK TO BE DONE |  |  |
> | Claimant |  |  |
> 21 | 1 hour at £180 |  |  | £180.00
> 22 | 8 hours at £140 |  |  | £1,120.00
> | Witnesses of fact |  |  |
> 23 | 5 hours at £140 |  |  | £700.00
> | Medical expert (Dr. IJ) |  |  |
> 24 | 1 hour at £140 |  |  | £140.00
> | Defendant and his solicitor |  |  |
> 25 | 2 hours at £140 |  |  | £280.00
> | To Summary | £ — | £5,300.00 | £5,920.00
> | Court (communications only) |  |  |
> 26 | 1 hour at £140 |  |  | £140.00
> | Counsel (communications only) |  |  |
> 27 | 3 hours at £140 |  |  | £420.00
> | Documents |  |  |
> 28 | 1 hour at £180, 25 hours at £140 and 15 hours at £85 |  |  | £4,995.00
> | Negotiations |  |  |
> 29 | 5 hours at £140 |  |  | £700.00
> | Other work |  |  |
> 30 | 5 hours at £140 |  |  | £700.00
> 31 | VAT on solicitor's base fees | £2,253.13 |  |
> | To Summary | £2,253.13 | £ — | £6,955.00
> | SUMMARY |  |  |
> | Part 1 |  |  |
> | Page 1 | £ — | £480.00 | 751.00
> | Page 2 | £972.47 | £372.96 | £4,783.00
> | Total base costs already incurred | £972.47 | £852.96 | £5,534.00
> | Part 2 |  |  |
> | Page 2 | £ — | £5,300.00 | £5,920.00
> | Page 3 | £2,253.13 | £ — | £6,955.00
> | Total base costs to be incurred | £2,253.13 | £5,300.00 | £12,875.00
> | Total of base costs | £3,225.60 | £6,152.96 | £18,409.00
> | Grand total |  |  | £27,787.56

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