
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st April 1992.
2 
For the Schedules to the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) Regulations 1991 there shall be substituted, in respect of work done onor after 1st April 1992, the following new Schedules—
SCHEDULE 1
PART 1

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
 High Court County Court or Magistrates' Court
ITEM  

1 
Writing routine letters £4.15 per item £3.60 per item

2 
Receiving routine letters £2.05 per item £1.80 per item

3 
Routine telephone calls £4.15 per item £3.60 per item

4 
All other preparation work including any work which was reasonablydone arising out of or incidental to the proceedings, interviews withclient, witnesses, and other parties; obtaining evidence; preparationand consideration of, and dealing with, documents, negotiations andnotices; dealing with letters written and received and telephone callswhich are not routine £64.50 per hour (£68.75 per hour £57.25 per hour  £60.25 per hour
 for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)

5 
Travelling and waiting time in connection with the above matters £31.50 per hour £28.75 per hour
PART II

6 
Attending counsel in conference £36.50 per hour £32.00 per hour

7 
Travelling and waiting £31.50 per hour £28.75 per hour
PART III

8 
Attending with counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or thehearing of any summons or other application at court, or otherappointment £36.50 per hour £32.00 per hour

9 
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause orthe hearing of any summons or other application at court, or otherappointment £63.00 per hour £63.00 per hour

10 
Travelling and waiting £31.50 per hour £28.75 per hour
PART IV

11 
With a brief on an unopposed application for an injunction, orprocedural issue Standard £87.00 £75.00
 Maximum £144.00 £125.00

12 
With a brief on the trial of a cause or matter or on the hearing ofan application where the hearing lasts for

(a) one hour Standard £131.50 £112.50
 Maximum £264.00 £225.00

(b) a half day Standard £182.00 £157.00
 Maximum £300.00 £264.00

(c) a full day Standard £363.00 £313.00
 Maximum £576.00 £501.00

(d) more than a full day Discretionary Discretionary

13 
For each day or part of a day on which the trial of a cause ormatter, or the hearing of an ancillary application, or a childrenappointment, is continued after the first day Discretionary Discretionary

14 
Conference (including time reasonably spent in preparation andconference, but not otherwise remunerated) Standard £20.00 per P hour Standard £17.50 per P hour

15 

(a) Complex items of written work (such as advices on evidence, opinionsand affidavits of a substantial nature, requests for particulars oranswers) Standard £94.75 per item Standard £81.50 per item

(b) All other written work Standard £56.25 per item Standard £49.50 per item

16 
Except where the court is within 40kilometres of Charing Cross orwhere there is no local Bar in the court town, or within 40kilometresthereof, for travelling time Standard £18.25 per hour036 expenses Standard £15.65 per hour036 expenses
PART V

17 
Preparing the bill (where allowable) and completing the taxation(excluding preparing for and attending the taxation) £31.50 — £88.00 £31.50 — £50.25

18 
Preparing for and attending the taxation (including travelling andwaiting) Discretionary Discretionary

19 
Review by district judge or judge (including preparation) Discretionary Discretionary
SCHEDULE 2
PART I

Column 1 Column 2 High Court Column 3 County Court
 High Court County Court
ITEM

1 
Writing routine letters £4.15 per item £3.60 per item

2 
Receiving routine letters £2.05 per item £1.80 per item

3 
Routine telephone calls £4.15 per item £3.60 per item

4 
All other preparation work including any work which was reasonablydone arising out of or incidental to the proceedings, interviews withclient, witnesses, and other parties; obtaining evidence; preparationand consideration of, and dealing with, documents, negotiations andnotices; dealing with letters written and received and telephone callswhich are not routine Where the proceedings were conducted in the divorceregistry or in another court on the South-Eastern Circuit at the timewhen the relevant work was done:
 £46.00 per hour £40.25 per hour
 All other circuits: 
 £43.00 per hour £38.20 per hour

5 
In addition to items 1—4 above, to cover the general careand conduct of the proceedings +50% +50%

6 
Travelling and waiting time in connection with the above matters £31.50 per hour £28.75 per hour
PART II

7 
Attending counsel in conference £36.50 per hour £32.00 per hour

8 
Travelling and waiting £31.50 per hour £28.75 per hour
PART III

9 
Attending with counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or thehearing of any summons or other application at court, or otherappointment £36.50 per hour £32.00 per hour

10 
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause orthe hearing of any summons or other application at court, or otherappointment £55.00 per hour £52.00 per hour

11 
Travelling and waiting £31.50 per hour £28.75 per hour
PART IV

12 
With a brief on an unopposed application for an injunction, orprocedural issue Standard £87.00 £75.00
 Maximum £144.00 £125.00

13 
With a brief on the trial of a cause or matter or on the hearing ofan ancillary application or on a children appointment where the hearinglasts for

(a) one hour Standard £131.50 £112.50
 Maximum £264.00 £225.00

(b) a half day Standard £182.00 £157.00
 Maximum £300.00 £264.00

(c) a full day Standard £363.00 £313.00
 Maximum £576.00 £501.00

(d) more than a full day Discretionary Discretionary

14 
For each day or part of a day on which the trial of a cause ormatter, or the hearing of an ancillary application, or a childrenappointment, is continued after the first day Discretionary Discretionary

15 
Conference (including time reasonably spent in preparation andconference, but not otherwise remunerated) Standard £20.00 per P hour Standard £17.50 per P hour

16 

(a) Complex items of written work (such as advices on evidence, opinionsand affidavits of a substantial nature, requests for particulars oranswers) Standard £94.75 per item Standard £81.50 per item

(b) All other written work Standard £56.25 per item Standard £49.50 per item

17 
Except where the court is within 40kilometres of Charing Cross orwhere there is no local Bar in the court town, or within 40kilometresthereof, for travelling time Standard £18.25 per hour036 expenses Standard £15.65 per hour036 expenses
PART V

18 
Preparing the bill (where allowable) and completing the taxation(excluding preparing for and attending the taxation) £31.50 — £88.00 £31.50 — £50.25

19 
Preparing for and attending the taxation (including travelling andwaiting) Discretionary Discretionary

20 
Review by district judge or judge (including preparation) Discretionary Discretionary

Class of work Rate
Preparation £43.25 per hour—(£46.00 per hour for a fee-earner whoseoffice is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy £54.50 per hour
Attendance at court where counsel assigned £29.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting £24.25 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone £3.35 per item—(£3.50 per item for a fee-earner whoseoffice is situated within legal aid area 1)
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 6th March 1992We consent,
Gregory Knight
Irvine Patnick
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 9th March 1992