GIBBINS CHARGING STRUCTURE 2010
1. Legal Services Commission – Publicly Funded Matters:
Charges 5.5% on profit costs as drawn or, if hourly rates appropriate,
charged at LSC rates applicable.
Clients should note that the capping of the costs of bill preparation at £56.95 within Family and Care proceedings has now been abolished in relation to certificates issued on or after 1 October 2007. Costs of preparing a bill for detailed assessment, a CLS CLAIM1 form or a High Cost Case Plan are now recoverable at the same hourly rate as all other preparation.
NB: However, bill preparation forms part of the costs covered by a fixed fee applicable in Care cases and is not in addition to it.
2. Privately Funded Matters:
£100.00 per hour for preparing Bills/Schedules of Costs.
Usually the cost of preparing a Bill/Schedule will not exceed our former charge of 6% of the profit costs as drawn. Our time will continue to be charged within Bills/Schedules at Grade C or D rate, as applicable, which may result in Clients making a profit from utilising our services.
3. Work in Connection with Detailed Assessment –
Points of Dispute / Replies / Skeleton Arguments /
Interlocutory Hearings:
£100.00 per hour.
4. Advocacy Attending Detailed Assessment Hearings:
£500.00 per day (SCCO cases £750.00).
Travelling expenses to be added, in addition.
5. Costs Seminars:
Either in your offices or ours here in Pontefract (charges to be agreed).
6. Complex Matters:
(Charges by agreement)
All above charges to be subject to VAT at the prevailing rate – currently 17.5%.
Payment terms: 30 days, please.
To facilitate prompt payment, may we suggest:
1. In LSC publicly funded matters, please claim payment of our invoice from the LSC as a disbursement, using a CLAIM4, and so as to then enable you to pay our invoice promptly.
2. In privately funded matters, make arrangements in advance with lay Clients to fund payment of our invoice.