Reforms To Public Funding From October 2007
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REFORMS TO PUBLIC FUNDING FROM OCTOBER 2007
Seminar 30/11/2007
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The Changes – in brief
• Changes apply to certificates issued after 1 October 2007
• Standard fees to apply for all stages in Care & Supervision proceedings except “advocacy”
• Changes to “controlled work” – Level 1 (Legal Help) & Level 2 (Family Help)
• New forms– CLS CLAIM1A– EC CLAIM1
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Private Law changes
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The LSC identify 4 levels of representation that you should become familiar with:
• Level 1 – Legal Help (controlled work)• Level 2 – Family Help (controlled work)• Level 3 – Family Help (Licensed work)• Level 4 – Legal Representation (Licensed
work)NB – General Family Help & Help with
Mediation scrapped.
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Controlled Work – Level 1
• Single fee at this level irrespective of number of issues
• Initial meeting and any work flowing from that
• Covers change of name and Wills (cannot proceed to Level 2)
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Controlled Work – Level 1 cont.
• Divorce – complex (eg international issues) can be complex
• Higher fees for petitioners, however, only payable if it settles at Level 1 or moves straight to certificate (Licensed work)
• If it moves to Level 2, “respondent” fee is payable even if client is petitioner
• Exceptional if THREE times fixed fee
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Level 1 - Fees
• Petitioner - £159.00
• Respondent - £94.00
Rates for exceptional cases:
£50.05ph for prep & attendances
£28.05ph for travel & wait
£3.95 for telephone calls & letters written
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Controlled Work – Level 2
Moves to Level 2 from Level 1 when:
• There is a “significant” family dispute
• The matter relates to children and/or finance issues that require work beyond the initial interview and follow up
• Counsel costs included (although not expected at this level)
Basically – Level 2 is for “negotiation”
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Level 2 – Children & Finance
• Covers all work up to, but not including, issue of proceedings in Children cases
• Includes issue of proceedings for the purpose of obtaining a consent order in Finance case
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Level 2 – Children & Finance cont.
• There is a settlement fee if matter concludes at Level 2
• Settlement– Children – agreement so that they do not require
further representation (consent order not necessary)– Finance – agreement embodied in a consent order or
other binding agreement
Settlement fees do not contribute to the exceptional case calculation and are NOT paid
in exceptional cases
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Level 2 – Children & Finance cont.
• If case involves significant family disputes relating to finance and children then both fees can be claimed
• Where only one issue is settled then only one settlement fee is payable
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Solicitor’s Charge
• Level 1- exempt from charge
• Level 2 – charge only applies when case is exceptional
• Charge only applies to costs above the exceptional case threshold, including any disbursements and VAT
• Home is exempt from charge
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Level 2 – Fees
• Children matters - £221.00– Settlement fee - £132.00
• Finance matters - £231.00– Settlement fee - £139.00
Rates for exceptional cases:£50.50ph for prep & attendances£28.05ph for travel & wait£3.95 for telephone calls & letters written(ie same as Level 1)
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Private Law – Exceptional Cases
• Calculated on basis of 3X fixed fee
• Calculated ex settlement fee
• If both children and finance apply, case only exceptional when costs reach 3X the total standard fees payable for children and finance
• Use EC-CLAIM1 for exceptional cases
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EC-CLAIM1 P1
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EC-CLAIM1 P2
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EC-CLAIM1 P3
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EC-CLAIM1 P4
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Private Law – Levels 3 & 4
• Still paid at hourly rates!
• Use “unified” rates in all courts from 1 April 2007 as now
• Covers work from issue of proceedings (except to obtain consent order in Finance) up to and including final hearing
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Public Family Law (Care)
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Care Proceedings - Scope
• Level 1 – All Public Law Family cases included• Level 2 – Care & Supervision (s31 Children Act
1989) and related proceedings only where the client is a parent or a person with parental responsibility
• Level 3 - Care & Supervision (s31 Children Act 1989) and related proceedings - eg Application lodged.
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Care Proceedings – Scope cont.
• High Costs Cases – over £25,000 – managed separately outside the scheme (as now)
• Disbursement are excluded from the scheme and payable additional to fixed fee
• Counsel’s fees are also separate and outside the fixed fee scheme
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Care Proceedings – Scope cont.
• Fees include all preparation and attendance (unless as advocate)
• Advocacy is excluded (travel and waiting also excluded)
• Fees payable at each stage
• If the matter commences at Level 3, as most do, only the Level 3 fee is paid
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Care Proceedings - Fees
• National Fees – Levels 1 & 2
• Supra regional fees – Level 3
• Variation of Level 3 fees depending on Court and number of clients
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Care Proceedings - Fees
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Care – Level 1
• Covers all Public Law Work
• Usually just for initial advice
• Controlled work
• Exceptional cases – 3X the fee using the rates from before
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Care – Level 2
• Controlled Work
• Advice and support for parents focused around liaison and negotiations with LA to resolve disputes
• Purpose (following Child Care Proceedings Review) to engage parents more with the LA
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Exceptional Levels 1 & 2
• 3X Fixed fee
• Where both 1 and 2 undertaken, exceptional case limit is 3X both levels combined
• No Panel Uplifts apply
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Care Proceedings - Fees
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Care – Level 3
• Level 3 is where proceedings are issued for Care & Supervision orders (only)
• Covers all work from issue to final hearing and any work that follows on from the final hearing
• Clients joined midway through proceedings get the full fixed fee
• Costs limitations on certificates still apply
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Care Proceedings – Scope cont.
• EPO applications not included
• Applications for SAO (s25) not included
• Applications for “contact with children in care” (s34) not included– Charged on hourly “care” rates as now
• Adoption / Placement not included (unless heard at same time as main Care Matter)
– Charged on hourly “civil” rates as now
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Level 3 - Advocacy
• Excluded from fee scheme
• Preparation for advocacy included in scheme unless done at court on day of hearing
• “Advocacy” also includes:– Travel and waiting for hearing– Attendances with client and other at court– Advocates’ Meetings
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Level 3 – Advocacy cont.
• 15% and higher enhancements will apply
• Does not include attendance at court with Counsel or other advocate
• Only one person may claim for advocacy
• Existing FGF scheme still applies for Counsel
• If Counsel used in FPC without authority – maximum fee principal still applies
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Level 3 – Exceptional Cases
• TWICE the fixed fee for exceptional cases
• Calculated on the hourly rates excluding advocacy & VAT
• No uplifts taken into consideration when calculating twice fee
• Uplifts only payable if case is exceptional
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Level 3 - Billing
Use CLS CLAIM1A form when:• Non-exceptional cases (advocacy claimed on
page 5)• Exceptional cases where costs are less than
£2500 (virtually impossible)• Exceptional cases in the FPC• Cases where “the £2500 is exceeded soley by
virtue of the claim for disbursements and/or Counsel’s fees”
• NB – Fixed fee NOT taken into consideration in the £2,500 costs limit!
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Level 3 – Billing cont.
Bill for Detailed Assessment when:
• Exceptional cases above £2,500 in the County & High Courts (ie all nearly all cases)
• Non-Exceptional cases in the County & High Courts where costs of advocacy (and Counsel’s fees & disbursements combined) exceed £2,500 (?)
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Care Proceedings - Fees
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CLAIM1A - P1
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CLAIM1A - P2
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CLAIM1A - P3
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CLAIM1A - P4
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CLAIM1A - P5
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CLAIM1A - P6
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CLAIM1A - P8
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CLAIM1A - P7
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• Should be very similar to Care Bills for Detailed Assessment as of now
• Will need a revised summary to show base profit costs and enhanced profits costs in case there is a reduction to below the fixed fee threshold level
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Any Questions?!