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News | Wed 14th Jan, 2015
Barristers at 9 Gough Chambers recognise the challenges to providing high quality legal services for clients following the changes to the way that Fast Track cases will be funded from 23rd July 2013. We are committed to providing outstanding legal advice and advocacy on the Fast Track. At 9 Gough Chambers we believe:
So we offer A new Advice, Pleading and Support package to clients in Fast Track cases where costs are fixed in the CPR:
We will provide at your request:
The standard cost of the package will be 15% of the fixed costs that are recovered at the end of the case by the solicitor (excluding disbursements). In recognition of firms sending a high volume of cases the rate will be reduced to 10% of the solicitors fixed costs.
For those not wanting the total package we will to continue to provide our services on an item by item basis, but for Fast Track work, for which costs are fixed in the CPR, we offer to do so at a fixed price:
Case Type | Item of Work | £1,000 – £10,000 | £10,000 – £25,000 |
RTA | Advice on Liability or Quantum | £125 | £200 |
RTA | Advice on Liability and Quantum | £175 | £275 |
RTA | Particulars of Claim | £125 | £175 |
RTA | Reply to defence/Part 18 Request | £110 | £175 |
EL/PL | Advice on Liability or Quantum | £150 | £225 |
EL/PL | Advice on Liability and Quantum | £200 | £300 |
EL/PL | Particulars of Claim | £175 | £200 |
EL/PL | Reply to defence/Part 18 Request | £125 | £175 |
We will continue to provide you with outstanding representation for your clients across all areas and at all levels of personal injury and clinical negligence work.
Pre Issue – | Pre Issue – | Pre Issue – | Issued – | Issued – | Issued – | Trial – | |
£1,000 – £5,000 Case Settles before Issue |
£5,001 – £10,000 Case Settles before Issue |
£10,001 – £25,000 Case Settles before Issue |
Post issue pre allocation | Post allocation pre listing | Post listings pre trial | Advocacy fee | |
Road Traffic Accident: | |||||||
Fixed Costs | Greater of £550 or £100 | £1,100 | £1,930 | £1,160 | £1,880 | £2,655 | £500 (to £3,000) |
+ 20% of damages | + 15% of damages over £5k | + 10% of damages over £10k | + 20% of damages | + 20% of damages | + 20% of damages | £710 (£3-10,000) | |
Sols ‘Pot of Money’ | £550 / £1100 | £1100 / £1850 | £1930 / £3430 | £1360 / £6160 | £2080 / £6880 | £2855 / £7655 | £1,070 (£10-15,000) |
Counsel | £150 | £150 / £185 | £193 / £343 | £136 / £616 | £208 / £680 | £285 / £765 | £1,705 (£10-15,000) |
Employers Liability: | |||||||
Fixed Costs | £950 | £1,855 | £2,500 | £2,630 | £3,350 | £4,280 | £500 (to £3,000) |
+ 17.5% of damages | + 12.5% of damages over £5k | + 10% of damages over £10k | + 20% of damages | + 25% of damages | + 30% of damages | £710 (£3-10,000) | |
Sols ‘Pot of Money’ | £1125 / £1825 | £1855 / £2480 | £2500 / £4000 | £2830 / £7630 | £3600 / £9600 | £4580 / £11780 | £1,070 (£10-15,000) |
Counsel | £150 / £182 | £185 / £248 | £250 / £400 | £283 / £763 | £360 / £960 | £458 / £1178 | £1,705 (£15,000+) |
Public Liability: | |||||||
Fixed Costs | £950 | £1,855 | £2,370 | £2,450 | £3,065 | £3,790 | £500 (to £3,000) |
+ 17.5% of damages | + 10% of damages over £5k | + 10% of damages over £10k | + 17.5% of damages | + 22.5% of damages | + 27.5% of damages | £710 (£3-10,000) | |
Sols ‘Pot of Money’ | £1125 / £1825 | £1855 / £2355 | £2370 / £4870 | £2625 / £6825 | £3290 / £8690 | £4065 / £10665 | £1,070 (£10-15,000) |
Counsel | £150 / £182 | £185 / £235 | £230 / £487 | £262 / £682 | £329 / £869 | £406 / £1066 | £1,705 (£15,00+) |
If you have an questions on this please contact our clerks Adam or Jaime on 020 7832 0500.