Litigators’ fees for proceedings in the Court of Appeal
These fees apply to all cases with a representation order dated on or after 1 April 2016.
For proceedings in the Court of Appeal the appropriate officer must allow fees for work by litigators at the following prescribed rates –
Class of work | Grade of fee earner | Rate | Variations |
Preparation | Senior solicitor | £48.36 per hour | £50.87 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough |
| Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience | £41.06 per hour | £43.12 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough |
| Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience | £26.46 per hour | £31.03 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough |
Advocacy | Senior solicitor | £58.40 per hour | |
| Solicitor | £51.10 per hour | |
Attendance at court where more than one representative assigned | Senior solicitor | £38.55 per hour | |
| Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience | £31.03 per hour | |
| Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience | £18.71 per hour | |
Travelling and waiting | Senior solicitor | £22.58 per hour | |
| Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience | £22.58 per hour | |
| Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience | £11.41 per hour | |
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls | | £3.15 per item | £3.29 per item for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough |
In respect of any item of work, the appropriate officer may allow fees at less than the relevant prescribed rate specified in the table following sub-paragraph (1) where it appears to the appropriate officer reasonable to do so having regard to the competence and despatch with which the work was done.