New Guideline Hourly Rates 2010

31 March 2010

The Master of the Rolls has now considered the recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Costs further, and also additional material put to him by the Committee.

On the basis of the evidence available to him, the Master of the Rolls has decided to accept the Committee’s recommendation that the 2009 Guideline Hourly Rates should be increased (in line with inflation) by 1.7% for 2010. The intention is that this should take effect from 1st April 2010.

 New Guideline Hourly Rates for 2010:

 

Band A             Band B            Band C             Band D
London 1                      409                   296                   226                   138
London 2                      317                   242                   196                   126
London 3                      (229-267)          (172-229)            165                   121
National 1                     217                   192                   161                   118
National 2                     201                   177                   146                   111
 
The rates for London 3, Bands A and B are presented as ranges following the format of The Guide to the Summary Assessment of Costs. These ranges go some way towards reflecting the wide range of work types transacted in these areas