Clause Code : FMS7

Additional days of trial (solicitor advocate)

Clause type: Approval

Solicitor clause wording

Legal aid has been granted for you to attend $$ additional days of trial in the Family Law Courts as solicitor advocate. 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 allows for attendance at trial.

Client clause wording

Legal aid has been granted for your solicitor to attend $$ additional days of trial in the Family Law Courts. Grants of legal assistance in family law matters are provided in stages. This stage allows your solicitor to attend additional day/s of trial. The maximum professional fee Legal Aid Queensland will pay your lawyer at this stage is $1,224.00 per day. Funding for parties in family law matters are subject to a cost cap. Refer to Guideline 18 – Family law costs management.

Explanatory Notes

Attendances
Practitioners must claim for the actual time spent on a matter, up to the maximum allowable.

Solicitors

Fee Structure 1

Solicitors Fee Structure 1
Work Type Fee
Additional Days $1,224.00
Total $1,224.00