SCHEDULE 3REPRESENTATION (LOWER COURTS)
PART 2Family and Children Order Proceedings
Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980
Work Type | Composite Fee |
|---|---|
Separation and Maintenance | £140 |
Variation of Maintenance | £83.50 |
Case withdrawn at any stage before hearing and up to strikeout | £66 |
Part Hearings | £29 |
Adjourned Hearings: | |
- less than 20 minutes | £15.50 |
- in excess of 20 minutes | £29 |
Nominal Adjournment Fee – no court attendance | £12 |
Dismissed Cases | £124.50 |
Letters and telephone calls (not included in the basic fee) | £3.35 per item |
Discontinued cases (no proceedings issued) | |
- advice less than one hour | £45 |
- advice of one hour | £50 |
- advice in excess of one hour | £55 |
Work Type | Composite Fee |
|---|---|
On an unopposed application or a procedural issue | Standard £76.25 Maximum £127 |
On the trial of a cause or matter, or the hearing of an application: | |
- Where the hearing lasts for up to half a day | Standard £140 Maximum £268 |
- Full Day | Standard £317.75 Maximum £508.50 |
- Refresher | £140 for each additional day |
F1Consultation and Preparation | £35.50 per hour |
Complex items of work (opinions, affidavits) | £82.50 per hour |
All other written work | £50.25 per item |