CLS CLAIM 1A Guidance - Legal Services Commission

You should include in this section those costs incurred that are part of the solicitors
integral service or are 'true' disbursements, e.g. court fees, or travel expenses.
N.B. Experts fees, including interpreters, should not be entered in this section but
should be included in “Expert Invoice Details”, above.
Section 4
Advocacy Costs under the Family Advocacy Scheme
If you are claiming advocacy costs as an employed advocate that fall within the FAS
you should complete Section 4. The fees payable are included within this guidance
note.
An advocates‟ attendance form must be submitted with each hearing claimed unless
you are claiming a Hearing Unit 1 or the hearing took place by video/teleconference.
This should be the original form that has been signed by the judge, magistrate, legal
advisor or clerk.
Initial Table Completion
A new line on the table should be completed for each hearing
Date of Hearing - For hearings lasting more than one day, this should be the first
day that the hearing was listed for.
Level of Court – this is the court in which the particular hearing took place. The rate
is determined by the court in which the hearing has taken place.
Court Code to be used in the table
Family Proceedings Court FPC
County Court CC
High Court HC
Type of work – you should say what the work was that was undertaken;
Interim Hearing (IH)
Financial Dispute Resolution Appointment (FDR)
Advocates Meeting (AM)
Final Hearing (FH)
If you are claiming a finding of fact hearing or issues resolution hearing as a final
hearing please claim using the FH code and note the nature of the hearing on page
3.
Actual time spent – This section is designed to help you work out the correct
number of units to be claimed for each hearing. You should record, in minutes, the
amount of time between the listing time of the hearing and when the advocates leave
the courtroom. This should also be recorded for final hearings. This may be the time
that is set out on the Advocates‟ Attendance Form, however where the Court has
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