Travel Expenses
I charge for my time, but I do not charge for travel expenses.
Additional Costs
By the term ‘Additional Costs’ we mean those costs which were not expected in the initial estimate of costs but now arise because a new issue in the case has arisen. An additional cost will have two parts to it:
(a) The item of external expenditure (called a ‘disbursement’) – say the cost of an expert report.
(b)The extra-legal work (the barrister’s fees) which the new item requires to be done – here it will be the cost of finding and briefing the expert, discussing the draft report, plus any further costs which the report brings as a consequence, such as having to amend the claim.
What sort of additional costs might arise?
- Needing a new expert.
- Amending the claim because of new information.
- Proofing an Additional witness.
- Second meeting with an expert.
- Dealing with new documents.
- Insufficient court time causing the court to have to relist.
- The additional travelling expenses of the extra witness or expert.