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Statement of Costs
(summary assessment)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Claim No. HT‐2020‐000290 (CO/2437/2020)
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS
OF ENGLAND AND WALES
TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION COURT (QBD)
BETWEEN:
THE QUEEN
on the application of
GOOD LAW PROJECT LIMITED
Claimant
and £362,450.00
£101,494.85
MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE £39,335.18
Defendant £0.00
and
£0.00
PUBLIC FIRST LIMITED
Interested Party £503,280.03
Dated
12.02.2021
Costs summary
VAT has been calculated at the standard
rate of 20%
Signed 12‐Feb‐21
Base Counsel Fees
Base Profit Costs
Sub totals
Disbursements
VAT on Base Profit Costs
VAT on Counsel's Fees
VAT on Other Disbursements
GRAND TOTAL
Name of legal representative signing:
Name of firm of solicitors: Government Legal Department
DEFENDANT’S STATEMENT OF COSTS FOR THE HEARING ON 15 FEBRUARY 2021
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The costs stated above do not exceed the costs wh ch the [cla mant / defendant] s l able to pay n respect of the work wh ch th s statement covers. (See Practice Direction 44, Paragraph
9.5(3)(d)). Counsel’s fees and other expenses have been incurred in the amounts stated and will be paid to the persons stated.
For the Treasury Solicitor
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LEGAL TEAM AND HOURLY RATES
LTM Grade LTM Name LTM Rate
A1 £260.00
A2 £210.00
A3 £210.00
A4 £170.00
C1 £170.00
C2 £170.00
D1 £120.00
D2 £120.00
D3 £120.00
D4 £110.00
D5 £120.00
JCsl1 £120.00
JCsl2 £80.00
JCsl3 £45.00
JCsl4 £45.00
JCsl5 £45.00
JCsl6 £45.00
LCsl1 £250.00
LCsl2 £220.00
Grade Definitions:
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“Chartered Legal Executive” means a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). Those who are not Fellows of CILEx are not entitled
to call themselves Chartered Legal Executives and in principle are therefore not entitled to the same hourly rate as a Chartered Legal Executive.
(A) Solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives with over eight years post qualification experience including at least eight years litigation experience.
(B) Solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives with over four years post qualification experience including at least four years litigation experience.
(C )Other solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives and fee earners of equivalent experience.
(D)Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners
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PROFIT COSTS
Activity Name LTM Grade LTM Rate Time Base Profit Costs VAT on Base Profit
Costs
Total Profit Costs
Appear for/ Attend A1 £260.00 12.20 £3 172.00 £0.00 £3 172.00
Appear for/ Attend A2 £210.00 24.80 £5 208.00 £0.00 £5 208.00
Appear for/ Attend A3 £210.00 16.70 £3 507.00 £0.00 £3 507.00
Appear for/ Attend A4 £170.00 13.40 £2 278.00 £0.00 £2 278.00
Appear for/ Attend C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Appear for/ Attend C2 £170.00 3. 0 £527.00 £0.00 £527.00
Appear for/ Attend D1 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Appear for/ Attend D2 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Appear for/ Attend D3 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Appear for/ Attend D4 £110.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Appear for/ Attend D5 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Appear for/ Attend Total *includes estimated time for hearing on 15/02/2021 70.20 £14,692.00 £0.00 £14,692.00
Communicate (with Counsel) A1 £260.00 10. 0 £2 626.00 £0.00 £2 626.00
Communicate (with Counsel) A2 £210.00 42.50 £8 925.00 £0.00 £8 925.00
Communicate (with Counsel) A3 £210.00 25 20 £5 292.00 £0.00 £5 292.00
Communicate (with Counsel) A4 £170.00 8.50 £1 445.00 £0.00 £1 445.00
Communicate (with Counsel) C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (with Counsel) C2 £170.00 25.50 £4 335.00 £0.00 £4 335.00
Communicate (with Counsel) D1 £120.00 0.50 £60.00 £0.00 £60.00
Communicate (with Counsel) D2 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (with Counsel) D3 £120.00 2.40 £288.00 £0.00 £288.00
Communicate (with Counsel) D4 £110.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (with Counsel) D5 £120.00 1.80 £216.00 £0.00 £216.00
Communicate (with Counsel) Total 116.50 £23,187.00 £0.00 £23,187.00
Communicate (with client) A1 £260.00 7. 0 £1 846.00 £0.00 £1 846.00
Communicate (with client) A2 £210.00 55.00 £11 550.00 £0.00 £11 550.00
Communicate (with client) A3 £210.00 45.60 £9 576.00 £0.00 £9 576.00
Communicate (with client) A4 £170.00 14.90 £2 533.00 £0.00 £2 533.00
Communicate (with client) C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (with client) C2 £170.00 15.50 £2 635.00 £0.00 £2 635.00
Communicate (with client) D1 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (with client) D2 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (with client) D3 £120.00 0.70 £84.00 £0.00 £84.00
Communicate (with client) D4 £110.00 0.50 £55.00 £0.00 £55.00
Communicate (with client) D5 £120.00 0.80 £96.00 £0.00 £96.00
Communicate (with client) Total 140.10 £28,375.00 £0.00 £28,375.00
Communicate (witnesses) A1 £260.00 6.40 £1 664.00 £0.00 £1 664.00
Communicate (witnesses) A2 £210.00 5.80 £1 218.00 £0.00 £1 218.00
Communicate (witnesses) A3 £210.00 14.90 £3 129.00 £0.00 £3 129.00
Communicate (witnesses) A4 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (witnesses) C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (witnesses) C2 £170.00 17.90 £3 043.00 £0.00 £3 043.00
Communicate (witnesses) D1 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (witnesses) D2 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (witnesses) D3 £120.00 9.60 £1 152.00 £0.00 £1 152.00
Communicate (witnesses) D4 £110.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (witnesses) D5 £120.00 0. 0 £12.00 £0.00 £12.00
Communicate (witnesses) Total 54.70 £ 0,218.00 £0.00 £10,2 8.00
Communicate (experts) A1 £260.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) A2 £210.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) A3 £210.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) A4 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) C2 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) D1 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) D2 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) D3 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) D4 £110.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (experts) D5 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate experts Total 0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) A1 £260.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) A2 £210.00 3.00 £630.00 £0.00 £630.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) A3 £210.00 4.00 £840.00 £0.00 £840.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) A4 £170.00 0. 0 £17.00 £0.00 £17.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) C2 £170.00 8.00 £1 360.00 £0.00 £1 360.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) D1 £120.00 0. 0 £12.00 £0.00 £12.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) D2 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) D3 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) D4 £110.00 0. 0 £11.00 £0.00 £11.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) D5 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (Other Party(s)/other outside lawyers) Total 15.30 £2,870.00 £0.00 £2,870.00
Communicate (other external) A1 £260.00 0. 0 £26.00 £0.00 £26.00
Communicate (other external) A2 £210.00 11.40 £2 394.00 £0.00 £2 394.00
Communicate (other external) A3 £210.00 15. 0 £3 171.00 £0.00 £3 171.00
Communicate (other external) A4 £170.00 2. 0 £357.00 £0.00 £357.00
Communicate (other external) C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (other external) C2 £170.00 16. 0 £2 771.00 £0.00 £2 771.00
Communicate (other external) D1 £120.00 1.00 £120.00 £0.00 £120.00
Communicate (other external) D2 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (other external) D3 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (other external) D4 £110.00 0.20 £22.00 £0.00 £22.00
Communicate (other external) D5 £120.00 2.20 £264.00 £0.00 £264.00
Communicate (other external) Total 48.40 £9,125.00 £0.00 £9,125.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) A1 £260.00 24.00 £6 240.00 £0.00 £6 240.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) A2 £210.00 131 00 £27 510.00 £0.00 £27 5 0.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) A3 £210.00 80 60 £ 6 926.00 £0.00 £16 926.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) A4 £170.00 24.70 £4 199.00 £0.00 £4 199.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) C2 £170.00 68.40 £11 628.00 £0.00 £11 628.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) D1 £120.00 16.20 £1 944.00 £0.00 £1 944.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) D2 £120.00 0. 0 £12.00 £0.00 £12.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) D3 £120.00 1.50 £180.00 £0.00 £180.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) D4 £110.00 5.40 £594.00 £0.00 £594.00
Communicate (interna ly within legal team) D5 £120.00 6. 0 £732.00 £0.00 £732.00
Communicate internally within legal team Total 358.00 £69,965.00 £0.00 £69,965.00
B llable Travel Time A1 £260.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time A2 £210.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time A3 £210.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time A4 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time C1 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time C2 £170.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time D1 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time D2 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time D3 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time D4 £110.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
B llable Travel Time D5 £120.00 ‐ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Billable Travel Time Total 0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
A1 £260.00 108 80 £29 328.00 £0.00 £29 328.00
A2 £210.00 95.60 £22 008.00 £0.00 £22 008.00
A3 £210.00 173 00 £ 6 330.00 £0.00 £36 3 0.00
A4 £170.00 162.40 £27 608.00 £0.00 £27 608.00
C1 £170.00 1. 0 £187.00 £0.00 £187.00
C2 £170.00 279.90 £47 583.00 £0.00 £47 583.00
D1 £120.00 225 00 £27 000.00 £0.00 £27 000.00
D2 £120.00 10.50 £1 260.00 £0.00 £1 260.00
D3 £120.00 16.80 £2 016.00 £0.00 £2 016.00
D4 £110.00 55 80 £6 138.00 £0.00 £6 138.00
D5 £120.00 38 00 £4 560.00 £0.00 £4 560.00
Plan, Prepare, Draft, Review Total (see document schedule) 1,180.10 £204,018.00 £0.00 £204,0 8.00
GRAND TOTAL 1,983.30 £362,450.00 £0.00 £362,450.00
12.02.2021
See SOC Document schedule for details (Total by fee earner)
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