CLS CLAIM 1A Guidance - Legal Services Commission

What information is required under Section 2
Nature of the proceedings
Please give a brief description of the proceedings and any factors which you think
may be relevant to the assessment of the claim including work claimed under the
FAS.
If there is more than one private law aspect on the certificate e.g. children and
finance which is subject to a fixed fee then you will need to complete this section and
sections 3 and 4 (if applicable) for each proceeding. If the case is exceptional you will
need to complete separate claims for each element that becomes exceptional and all
applicable parts of the claim form will need to be completed. Note that the omission
of section 1 is not mandatory and can be completed if required (i.e. the whole claim
form can be generated multiple times if desired).
You should also use this section to justify any necessary part of the claim such as
where you are claiming a Hearing Unit fee (other than HU1 with no bolt – ons) and
there is no Advocates Attendance Form e.g. where there has been a hearing by
telephone or video conference.
The half fee where there is a change of solicitor only applies to work undertaken
under the public or private law schemes for representation (PFLRS/ CPGFS) where
the costs incurred are less than the standard/ fixed fee that would be payable under
the scheme.
Actual costs incurred
Please refer to the fee table on page 12 of this guidance to ensure you are claiming
the correct fee and to work out whether or not your costs are exceptional.
A) Care and Supervision cases
Profit costs – this figure should be the actual costs you have incurred and
includes the cost of all letters and telephone calls. It does not include the cost
of any work done that falls within the definition of Advocacy i.e. preparation
and travel time associated with advocacy as this is covered under the FAS.
Regions – There are four regions, which all attract different fees (please refer
to the fee table at the end of the guidance for details). The region is
determined by the location of your schedule office and not the Court in which
the case is being heard.
Region Covers these LSC Regional Office Boundaries
South London, Brighton, Reading, Bristol
Midlands Birmingham, Nottingham, Cambridge
North Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester
Wales Cardiff
CLSCLAIM1A Guidance Version 7 October 2012 Page 3