> ### PRACTICE DIRECTION

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

> ### PRECEDENT G

> SCHEDULE OF COSTS PRECEDENTS PRECEDENT G
> IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE | 2000 - B - 9999
> QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
> BRIGHTON DISTRICT REGISTRY
> BETWEEN
> | AB | Claimant
> | - and - |
> | CD | Defendant
> POINTS OF DISPUTE SERVED BY THE DEFENDANT
> Item | Dispute | Claimant's Comments
> General point | Base rates claimed for the assistant solicitor and other fee earners are excessive. Reduce to £100 and £70 respectively plus VAT. Each item in which these rates are claimed should be recalculated at the reduced rates. |
> (1) | The premium claimed is excessive. Reduce to £95. |
> Item | Dispute | Claimant's Comments
> (14) | The claim for timed attendances on claimant (schedule 1) is excessive. Reduce to 4 hours ie. £400 at reduced rates. |
> (29) | The total claim for work done on documents by the assistant solicitor is excessive. A reasonable allowance in respect of documents concerning court and counsel is 8 hours, for documents concerning witnesses and the expert witness, 6.5 hours, for work done on arithmetic, 2.25 hours and for other documents, 5.5 hours. Reduce to 22.25 hours ie. £2,225 at reduced rates (£3,380 in total). |
> (31) | The time claimed is excessive. Reduce solicitors time to 0.5 hours ie. to £50 at reduced rates and reduce the costs draftsman's time to three hours ie. £210 (£260 in total). |
> (32) | The success fee claimed is excessive. Reduce to 25% ie. £100 plus VAT of £17.50. |
> (33) | The total base fees when recalculated on the basis of the above points amount to £7,788, upon which VAT is £1,362.90. |
> (34) | The success fee claimed is excessive. Reduce to 25% of £7,788 ie £1,947.50 plus VAT of £340.73. |
> (36) | The success fee claimed is excessive.Reduce to 50% ie £1,625 plus VAT of £284.38. |
> Served on ........................... [date] by............................................... [name] [solicitors for] the Defendant.

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