Legal Aid Criminal - Creating a New Cost Recovery

17/09/2024
Knowledge

How To

To record a New Cost Recovery onto a criminal legal aid matter, complete the following steps.

Click on the Office Accounting tab.
Click on the Cost Recovery tab, and click the New Billable Item button in the Legal Aid section.
Enter the Date in relation to when the cost recovery was incurred.
Select the Billing Stage from the drop-down list.
Select the appropriate Activity Rate.
Select the relevant Activity.
Enter a Billing Description and number of Units e.g. for Mileage enter the number of miles.
To record multiple cost recoveries, click New Item and repeat steps 7 and 8.
Once all items have been entered click Save & Close.

Click to edit heading

If you have previously recorded time, fee, or cost recovery items onto the matter the billing stage and activity rate will auto-complete when this form is opened.

Click on the Office Accounting tab.
Click on the Cost Recovery tab.
Click the drop-down arrow for New Billable Items in the Legal Aid section.
Select the type of fee you wish to record, Counsel Fee or Expert Fee, and complete the relevant information.