SCHEDULE 4N.I.REPRESENTATION (HIGHER COURTS)

PART 5N.I.High Court Proceedings

Counsel's Fees – Pleadings and Interlocutory Matters

Table 4:
Chancery Division
Item of Work
Writ£40
Statement of Claim£150
Defence£150
Defence and Counterclaim£175
Reply and Defence to Counterclaim£100
Reply£35
Table 5:
Originating Proceedings
Item of Work
Originating Summons or Notice of Motion£65
Brief on Hearing of Summons or Ex-parte application£100
Minute of Judgment£70
Motion for Judgment£125
Table 6:
Proceedings by Petition (not including divorce)
Item of Work
Petition or Answer£85
Other Pleadings£65
Brief on Hearing of Summons or Motion£100
Table 7:
Queen's Bench Division
Item of Work
Writ (generally endorsed)£35
Writ (specially endorsed)£75
Statement of Claim (all cases)£150
Defence£150
Defence with Particulars£80
Defence and Counterclaim£175
Reply and Defence to Counterclaim£100
Reply£30
Third Party Notice£75
Brief on Ex-parte Hearing£100
Brief on Hearing of Summons or Motion£100
Special Appointments Hearing in Motion Court£200
Table 8:
Family Division – Probate
Item of Work
Motion Paper£90
Motion£90
Writ£45
Brief on Ex-parte Hearing£100
Brief on Hearing of Summons or Motion£100
Statement of Claim or Defence£150
Defence and Counterclaim£175
Reply and Defence to Counterclaim£100
Reply£30
Table 9:
Bankruptcy
Item of Work
Examination of Witnesses£130
Table 10:
Judicial Review
Item of Work
Ex-parte docket£45
Order 53 Statement£90
Certificate of Urgency£30
Substantive Affidavit£125
Table 11:
Ancillary Relief
Item of Work
Summons£45
Affidavit of Means etc.£125
Table 12:
General

1 to include consultation (if any)

Item of Work

Affidavits (general)

(exceptional)

£60

£125

Notice of Motion / Summons£65
Notice for Particulars or Answer thereto£60
Notice to Admit to Facts£65
Replies to Notice to Admit Facts£75
Interrogatories and Answers£100
Proofs (Liability Admitted)1

Senior

or Junior

£250

£200

Proofs (Liability Denied)1

Senior

or Junior

£300

£250

Supplementary Advice, where necessary

Senior

or Junior

£230

£200

Opinions1

Liability and quantum

Liability only

Quantum only

Further

£200

£150

£150

£80

Notice of Appeal1£85
Consultation (including joint negotiations) up to one hour

Senior

Thereafter per half hour

£185

£80

Consultation (including joint negotiations) up to one hour

Junior (attending on senior)

Thereafter per half hour

Junior (without senior)

Thereafter per half hour

£125

£55

£150

£60

Appearance at Review/Application/Mention Hearing1
-less than 30 minutes

£100

(attended)

£125

(unattended)

£150

-up to 1 hour
Core Issues£125
Skeleton Argument£125