LegalizeThe Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
| Solicitor | Counsel |
|---|---|
| £209 | £209 |
| Department’s assessment of the value of the claim | After writ |
| --- | --- |
| Does not exceed £14,999 | £2,515 |
| £15,000 - £19,999 | £2,910 |
| £20,000 - £24,999 | £3,435 |
| £25,000 - £29,999 | £3,690 |
| £30,000 - £34,999 | £3,960 |
| £35,000 - £39,999 | £4,320 |
| £40,000 - £44,999 | £4,485 |
| £45,000 - £49,999 | £4,720 |
| £50,000 - £54,999 | £5,015 |
| £55,000 - £59,999 | £5,280 |
| £60,000 - £64,999 | £5,550 |
| £65,000 - £69,999 | £5,805 |
| £70,000 - £74,999 | £6,075 |
| £75,000 - £79,999 | £6,330 |
| £80,000 - £84,999 | £6,600 |
| £85,000 - £89,999 | £6,870 |
| £90,000 - £94,999 | £7,130 |
| Exceeds £95,000 | £7,395 |
| Item of work | Rate |
| --- | --- |
| Consultation and preparation | £110 per hour |
| Travel and waiting | £60 per hour |
| Letters and telephone calls | £11 per item |
| Non-standard telephone calls | £110 per hour |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| Writ | £47 |
| Statement of claim | £174 |
| Defence | £174 |
| Defence and counterclaim | £203 |
| Reply to defence and counterclaim | £116 |
| Reply | £41 |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| Originating summons or notice of motion | £76 |
| Brief on hearing of summons or ex-parte application | £116 |
| Minute of judgment | £82 |
| Motion for judgment | £145 |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| Petition of answer | £99 |
| Other pleadings | £76 |
| Brief on hearing of summons or motion | £116 |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| Writ (generally endorsed) | £41 |
| Writ (specially endorsed) | £87 |
| Statement of claim (all cases) | £174 |
| Defence | £174 |
| Defence with particulars | £93 |
| Defence and counterclaim | £203 |
| Reply and defence of counterclaim | £116 |
| Reply | £35 |
| Third party notice | £88 |
| Brief on ex-parte hearing | £116 |
| Brief on hearing of summons or motion | £116 |
| Special appointments hearing in motion court | £232 |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| Motion paper | £105 |
| Motion | £105 |
| Writ | £53 |
| Brief on ex-parte hearing | £116 |
| Brief on hearing of summons or motion | £116 |
| Statement of claim or defence | £174 |
| Defence and counterclaim | £203 |
| Reply and defence to counterclaim | £116 |
| Reply | £35 |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| Examination of witnesses | £151 |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| Ex-parte docket | £53 |
| Order 53 statement | £105 |
| Certificate of urgency | £35 |
| Substantive affidavit | £145 |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| Summons | £53 |
| Affidavit of means | £145 |
| Item of work | |
| --- | --- |
| (1)to include consultation (if any) | (1)to include consultation (if any) |
| Affidavits (general) | £70 |
| Affidavits (exceptional) | £145 |
| Notice of motion/summons | £76 |
| Notice for particulars or answer thereto | £70 |
| Notice to admit to facts | £76 |
| Replies to notice to admit to facts | £87 |
| Interrogatories and answers | £116 |
| Proofs (liability admitted) – senior counsel[^f01013] | £290 |
| Proofs (liability admitted) – junior counsel[^f01013] | £232 |
| Proofs (liability denied) – senior counsel[^f01013] | £348 |
| Proofs (liability denied) – junior counsel[^f01013] | £290 |
| Supplementary advice, where necessary – senior counsel | £267 |
| Supplementary advice, where necessary – junior counsel | £232 |
| Opinion – liability and quantum[^f01013] | £232 |
| Opinion – liability only[^f01013] | £174 |
| Opinion – quantum only[^f01013] | £174 |
| Opinion – further[^f01013] | £93 |
| Notice of appeal[^f01013] | £99 |
| Consultation (including joint negotiations) up to one hour – senior counsel | £215 |
| Thereafter per hour – senior counsel | £93 |
| Consultation (including joint negotiations) up to one hour – junior counsel attending on senior | £145 |
| Thereafter per hour – junior counsel attending on senior | £64 |
| Consultation (including joint negotiations) up to one hour – junior counsel without senior | £174 |
| Thereafter per hour – junior counsel without senior | £70 |
| Appearance at review/application/mention hearing[^f01013] | |
| - less than 30 minutes | £116 |
| (attended) | |
| £145 | |
| (unattended) | |
| - up to one hour | £174 |
| Core issues | £145 |
| Skeleton argument | £145 |
PART 6 — Other Proceedings
| Item of work | Composite fee |
|---|---|
| Representation at a case management review hearing for first-tier tribunal | £263 |
| First-tier tribunal (including first leave application) | £1,800 |
| Onward hearing in upper tribunal (to include second leave application) | £1,800 |
| Adjourned hearings which are part heard or re-listed to be concluded on a separate date | £255 |
| Asylum and immigration bail hearing | £600 |
SCHEDULE 4 — Inquests
PART 1 — General
1
This Schedule applies to the determination of the remuneration payable to representatives for providing civil legal services in relation to inquests funded under Article 12A of the 2003 Order.
2
The Department shall determine the claim submitted under Article 9 in accordance with the rates set out in the relevant Table in Part 2 of this Schedule and pay the assessed remuneration to the representative.
PART 2 — Remuneration payable in Inquest cases
| Work type | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| (1)The rates for travel and mileage will be paid on actuals basis | (1)The rates for travel and mileage will be paid on actuals basis | (1)The rates for travel and mileage will be paid on actuals basis |
| Preparation | £79.50 per hour | |
| Hearing (including any preliminary hearings) | £63.38 per hour | |
| Travelling time[^f01014] | £60 per hour | |
| Mileage[^f01014] | 45p per mile | |
| Work type | Junior counsel | Senior counsel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (1)The rates for travel and mileage will be paid on an actuals basis | (1)The rates for travel and mileage will be paid on an actuals basis | (1)The rates for travel and mileage will be paid on an actuals basis |
| Preparation | £87.38 per hour | £179.25 per hour |
| Hearing (including and preliminary hearings) | £149.25 per hour | £386.25 per hour |
| Refresher fees – full day | £236.50 | £400 |
| Travelling time[^f01015] | £60 per hour | £60 per hour |
| Mileage[^f01015] | 45p per mile | 45p per mile |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 12thDecember 2025
Naomi R Long — Minister of Justice
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order prescribes the remuneration payable to solicitors and counsel for providing civil legal services under Part 2 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
The main body of this Order deals with the manner in which the remuneration is to be determined and paid. In part, the provisions draw on the corresponding provisions contained in the Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.
The 2015 Order is being superseded by this Order, which makes provision for the remuneration of work done following an application for advice and assistance where the date of first advice is on or after the relevant operative date or under a certificate for civil legal services where the certificate is granted on or after the relevant operative date. The operative dates are set out at Article 3 of this Order. The 2015 Order remains in force to provide for the remuneration of any work done where the date of first advice or, as the case may be, the date of the grant of the certificate is such that it is not within the scope of application of this Order.
Initial determinations in such cases will be undertaken by the Department of Justice. A system of redeterminations and appeals is provided for enabling solicitors and counsel to challenge the remuneration determined in a particular case.
Schedules 1 to 4 of this Order set out the levels of remuneration payable for the various categories of work involved, including the different forms of proceedings in each of the court tiers.
This Order comes into operation on [Date].
Footnotes
S.I. 2003/435 (N.I. 10); Article 12(3) was substituted by the Legal Aid and Coroner’s Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.11)
Editorial notes
Sch. 3 Pt. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 17 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 1 para. 3 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 18 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 14 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 3 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 4 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 4 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 10 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 15 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 14 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 16 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 12 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 1 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 4 para. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 10 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 5 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 12 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 17 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 9 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 Pt. 3 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 Pt. 4 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 19 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 5 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 7 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 11 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 Pt. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 7 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 21 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 Pt. 3 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 4 Pt. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 3 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 16 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 8 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 13 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 6 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 14 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 10 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 1 Pt. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 13 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 8 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 1 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 1 para. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 Pt. 5 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 8 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 1 Pt. 4 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 12 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 2 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 5 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 6 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 3 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 Pt. 6 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 1 Pt. 3 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 18 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 1 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 11 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 6 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Art. 11 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 1 para. 1 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 7 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 9 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 2 para. 13 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 4 para. 1 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 15 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
Sch. 3 para. 9 in operation at 7.1.2026, see art. 1
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