Litigator graduated fee scheme

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About this fee scheme

The Litigator graduated fee scheme (LGFS) aims to:

See Documents for full guidance.

How the payments are calculated

Payments are based on the:

Cases that meet Very High Cost Case criteria will be passed to the VHCC Panel.

Using the payment calculator

You can use this calculator to calculate your fees:

Litigators fees calculator - Jan 08 (EXCEL, 428 kb)

Full guidance is on the first page of the calculator under ‘guidance’.

Please email cds.directorate@legalservices.gov.uk with ‘Litigator Graduated Fee Scheme' in the subject line with any queries. 

Claiming litigator fees

The new online claim system opens on 4 Feb. Read more details on the Claiming litigator fees online page. You can still submit claims using hard copy forms. Read more details on the Claiming litigators fees by hard copy page.

For more information

See Documents for:

Read the details of the regulations governing this scheme on the Office for Public Sector Information website.

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Last updated: 01 February 2008

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