> ### PRACTICE DIRECTION

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

> ### PRECEDENT E

> SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS PRECEDENT E
> Legal Aid/LSC Schedule of Costs
> IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE | 1999 - B - 9999
> QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
> BRIGHTON DISTRICT REGISTRY
> BETWEEN
> | AB | Claimant
> | - and - |
> | CD | Defendant
> CLAIMANT'S BILL OF COSTS: LEGAL AID/LSC SCHEDULE
> Item No. | Description of work done | V.A.T. | Disburse -ments | Profit Costs
> 6 | Issue fee | — | £400.00 |
> 7 | Allocation fee | — | £80.00 |
> 8 | Solicitor's fee for hearing |  |  |
> | Engaged 0.75 hours | £55.50 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £27.75 |  |  |
> | Travel and waiting 2.00 hours | £65.40 |  |  |
> | Total solicitor's fee for attending |  |  | £148.65
> 9 | Fee on listing | — | £400.00 |
> 10 | Solicitor's fee for hearing |  |  |
> | Engaged 1.5 hours | £111.00 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £55.50 |  |  |
> | Travel and waiting 2.00 hours | £65.40 |  |  |
> | Total solicitor's fee for attending |  |  | £231.90
> 11 | Counsel's fee | £105.00 | £600.00 |
> 12 | Solicitor's fee for trial |  |  |
> | Engaged in court 5.00 hours | £182.00 |  |  |
> | Engaged in conference 0.75 hours | £27.30 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £104.65 |  |  |
> | Travel and waiting 1.50 hours | £49.05 |  |  |
> | Total solicitor's fee for attending |  |  | £363.00
> 13 | Counsel's brief fee for trial | £350.00 | £2,000.00 |
> 14 | Expert's fee for trial | — | £850.00 |
> 15 | Witnesses' expenses | — | £84.00 |
> | To summary | £455.00 | £4,414.00 | £743.55
> 16 | Solicitor's fee for trial (second day) |  |  |
> | Engaged in court 3.00 hours | £109.20 |  |  |
> | Engaged in conference 1.50 hours | £54.60 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £81.90 |  |  |
> | Travel and waiting 1.50 hours | £49.05 |  |  |
> | Total solicitor's fee for attending |  |  | £294.75
> 17 | Counsel's fee for second day of trial | £113.75 | £650.00 |
> 18 | Timed attendances on Claimant (1) |  |  |
> | 7.5 hours | £555.00 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £277.50 |  |  | £832.50
> 19 | Routine communications with Claimant (1) |  |  |
> | Letters out - 14 | £103.60 |  |  |
> | Telephone calls - 12 | £49.20 |  |  | £152.80
> 22 | Timed attendances on and communications with witnesses of fact |  |  |
> | 5.2 hours | £384.80 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £192.40 |  |  | £577.20
> 23 | Routine communications with witnesses of fact |  |  |
> | Letters out - 4 | £29.60 |  |  |
> | Telephone calls - 2 | £8.20 |  |  | £37.80
> 24 | Paid travelling | £4.02 | £22.96 |
> 25 | Timed attendance on medical expert |  |  |
> | 0.33 hours | £24.42 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £12.21 |  |  | £36.63
> 26 | Timed communications with medical expert |  |  |
> | 0.25 hours | £18.50 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £9.25 |  |  | £27.75
> 27 | Timed communications with medical expert |  |  |
> | 0.2 hours | £14.80 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £7.40 |  |  | £22.20
> 28 | Routine communications with medical expert |  |  |
> | Letters out - 6 | £44.40 |  |  |
> | Telephone calls - 4 | £16.40 |  |  | £60.80
> 29 | Expert's fee for report | — | £350.00 |
> 30 | Timed communications with solicitors for Defendant |  |  |
> | 0.25 hours | £18.50 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £9.25 |  |  | £27.75
> 31 | Routine communications with solicitors for Defendant |  |  |
> | Letters out - 18 | £133.20 |  |  |
> | Telephone calls - 6 | £24.60 |  |  | £157.80
> 32 | Routine communications with the court |  |  |
> | Letters out - 8 | £59.20 |  |  |
> | Telephone calls - 1 | £4.10 |  |  | £63.30
> | To summary | £117.77 | £1,022.96 | £2,291.28
> 33 | Routine communications with Counsel |  |  |
> | Letters out - 11 | £81.40 |  |  |
> | Telephone calls - 8 | £32.80 |  |  | 114.20
> 36 | Work done on documents |  |  |
> | 57.25 hours | £4,236.50 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £2,118.25 |  |  | £6,354.75
> 37 | Work done on negotiations |  |  |
> | Engaged - 1.5 hours | £111.00 |  |  |
> | Enhancement thereon at 50% | £55.50 |  |  |
> | Travel and waiting - 1.25 hours | £40.88 |  |  | 207.38
> 38 | Other work done (1) |  |  |
> | Preparing and checking bill |  |  | 370.00
> 40 | VAT on total profit costs set out above ( 17.5% of £10,216.86 ) | £1,787.95 |  |
> | To summary | £1,787.95 | £ — | £7,046.33
> | SUMMARY |  |  |  |
> | Page 1 |  | £455.00 | £4,414.00 | £743.55
> | Page 2 |  | £117.77 | £1,022.96 | £2,291.28
> | Page 3 |  | £1,787.95 | £ — | £7,046.33
> | Totals: |  | £2,360.72 | £5,436.96 | £10,081.16
> | Grand total: |  |  |  | £17,878.84

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