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Legal Aid Criminal Crown Court - Recording a New Cost Recovery

  • 13/02/2025
  • Knowledge

How To

Creating a New Cost Recovery

 

To record a New Cost Recovery for a Crown Court legal aid matter, complete the following steps.

  1. Click on the Office Accounting tab.

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  2. Click on the Cost Recovery tab and click the New Billable Items button in the Legal Aid section.

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  3. Enter the Date in relation to when the cost recovery was incurred.

  4. Select the Billing Stage from the drop-down list.

  5. Select the appropriate Activity Rate.

  6. Select the relevant Activity.

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  7. Enter a Billing Description and number of Units e.g. for Mileage enter the number of miles.

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  8. To record multiple cost recoveries, click New Item and repeat steps 7 and 8.

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    Certain activities that you select will require additional information to be entered, such as the type of disbursement and reason.   (Just as you would record them in the portal)

  9. Once all items have been entered click Save & Close.

     
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    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.

Recording a Counsel or Expert Fee

 

  1. Click on the Office Accounting tab.

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  2. Click on the Cost Recovery tab.

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  3. Click the drop-down arrow for New Billable Items in the Legal Aid section.

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  4. Select the type of fee that you wish to record, Counsel Fee or Expert Fee, and complete the relevant information.

Counsel Fee

 

  1. Select the Billing Stage, Date, enter a Billing Description and Amount Each.

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  2. Click Save & Close.

Expert Fee

 

  1. Select the Billing Stage, Date, enter a Billing Description, and select the Expert Group and Expert Type from the drop-down menus.  Enter the Quantity.

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  2. Click Save & Close.

     
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    Costs recovery items such as mileage and disbursements, are entered via the same input as time entries.  This form can be actioned directly from the Time & Fees tab, using the New Billable Items button. 

Last Modified Date
13/02/2025 4:11 am
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Legal Aid Criminal Crown Court - Recording a New Cost Recovery
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Legal Aid Criminal Crown Court - Recording a New Cost Recovery