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Clause type: Approval
Legal aid has been granted for the Independent Children’s Lawyer and counsel to apply or respond to an appeal for a family law matter to a Single Judge of the Family Court. This is a maximum fee grant of aid. Claims can be made for actual time spent up to the maximum. Grants of legal assistance in family law matters are provided in stages. This stage includes: - Communicating and negotiating with the other parties - Preparing for the appeal, including but not limited to: - settling of appeal index - complete pre-argument documents - summary of argument - list of authorities - brief to counsel - Preparing for court attendance - Attendance at court for: - Any procedural hearing - Day one of appeal
Attendances Practitioners must claim for the actual time spent on a matter, up to the maximum allowable.
Fee on brief for family law appealWhere counsel is briefed for an appeal for a family law matter and the appeal proceeds, counsel is entitled to claim the full fee on brief.
SundriesPractitioners may claim up to the entire sundries fee granted. The sundries fee includes all photocopying, phone calls, faxes and stamps. The fees provided are fixed. There are no exceptions for exceeding the sundries grant provided.
Specific disbursements such as subpoena fees and expert reports are subject to separate grants of aid (request separately).