Litigator graduated fee scheme

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About this fee scheme

The Litigator graduated fee scheme (LGFS) aims to:

give litigators an incentive to speed up cases and encourage them to deliver the right quality of service for clients by paying more for longer and more serious cases
simplify the process of claiming a bill and speed up payment
cap inflationary increases on the budget and provide savings.

See Documents for full guidance.

Payments are based on the:

nature of the alleged offence
type of case (for example, if there is a guilty plea or if the case goes to full trial)
length of trial
number of pages of prosecution evidence
number of defendants.

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

You can use this calculator to calculate your fees:

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.

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.

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Last updated: 01 February 2008