Table 16 |
Personal Injury Actions - Costs
Claimed and Costs Allowed (Categorised by Amount Recovered) [All Bills] |
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|
Total Costs |
Profit Costs |
|
|
Amount Recovered |
Median Claimed |
Median Allowed |
% of Costs Taxed Off
|
No. of Bills Taxed (Note 1) |
Median Claimed |
Median Allowed |
% of Costs Taxed Off
|
No. of Bills Taxed (Note 2) |
|
Lowest |
Highest |
Median |
Lowest |
Highest |
Median |
|
< $120,000 |
127,100 |
90,800 |
10% |
34% |
32% |
5 |
86,700 |
44,300 |
13% |
36% |
32% |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$120,000 to < $600,000 |
284,900 |
236,400 |
4% |
77% |
19% |
46 |
185,900 |
152,100 |
3% |
44% |
21% |
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$600,000 to < $1 M |
379,700 |
285,000 |
3% |
76% |
21% |
21 |
243,200 |
193,500 |
4% |
62% |
24% |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1 M to < $3 M |
487,500 |
455,200 |
0% |
41% |
17% |
22 |
268,300 |
272,400 |
0% |
39% |
20% |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3 M to < $5 M |
879,000 |
630,800 |
13% |
47% |
21% |
6 |
468,600 |
342,100 |
15% |
52% |
25% |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 5M or above |
1,466,200 |
2,316,800 |
13% |
33% |
15% |
4 |
693,400 |
669,200 |
0% |
40% |
16% |
3 |
|
< $1 M |
305,000 |
237,100 |
3% |
77% |
20% |
72 |
201,500 |
156,500 |
3% |
62% |
22% |
63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< $3 M |
333,200 |
261,900 |
0% |
77% |
20% |
94 |
219,600 |
179,600 |
0% |
62% |
21% |
85 |
|
Sub-Total |
357,500 |
280,600 |
0% |
77% |
19% |
104 |
226,200 |
194,800 |
0% |
62% |
21% |
94 |
|
No Quantified Amount Recovered |
75,200 |
33,200 |
0% |
71% |
29% |
3 |
47,300 |
162,200 |
0% |
30% |
15% |
2 |
|
|
Counsel's Fees |
Expert Fees |
|
|
Amount Recovered |
Median Claimed |
Median Allowed |
% of Costs Taxed Off
|
No. of Bills Taxed (Note 3) |
Median Claimed |
Median Allowed |
% of Costs Taxed Off
|
No. of Bills Taxed (Note 4) |
|
Lowest |
Highest |
Median |
Lowest |
Highest |
Median |
|
< $120,000 |
18,500 |
25,000 |
38% |
38% |
38% |
1 |
20,100 |
35,400 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$120,000 to < $600,000 |
54,000 |
46,900 |
0% |
57% |
17% |
39 |
12,900 |
11,800 |
0% |
61% |
0% |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$600,000 to < $1 M |
93,500 |
90,500 |
0% |
51% |
26% |
20 |
15,500 |
10,800 |
0% |
31% |
0% |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1 M to < $3 M |
129,000 |
125,000 |
0% |
49% |
15% |
22 |
25,000 |
29,000 |
0% |
58% |
0% |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3 M to < $5 M |
157,300 |
134,000 |
2% |
42% |
10% |
6 |
77,700 |
41,200 |
0% |
20% |
3% |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 5M or above |
507,900 |
383,500 |
15% |
57% |
20% |
3 |
127,500 |
127,500 |
0% |
7% |
7% |
3 |
|
< $1 M |
60,900 |
52,800 |
0% |
57% |
17% |
60 |
13,300 |
12,200 |
0% |
61% |
0% |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< $3 M |
71,000 |
73,800 |
0% |
57% |
17% |
82 |
15,000 |
14,700 |
0% |
61% |
0% |
70 |
|
Sub-Total |
79,300 |
79,000 |
0% |
57% |
17% |
91 |
18,700 |
18,100 |
0% |
61% |
0% |
79 |
|
No Quantified Amount Recovered |
91,100 |
32,000 |
5% |
5% |
5% |
1 |
800 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
|
|
Taxation Costs
|
Amount Recovered |
Median Claimed |
Median Allowed |
% of Costs Taxed Off
|
No. of Bills Taxed (Note 5) |
|
Lowest |
Highest |
Median |
|
< $120,000 |
22,500 |
17,600 |
2% |
23% |
18% |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$120,000 to < $600,000 |
33,500 |
31,000 |
0% |
43% |
9% |
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$600,000 to < $1 M |
39,100 |
44,400 |
0% |
36% |
10% |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1 M to < $3 M |
46,800 |
46,500 |
0% |
30% |
10% |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3 M to < $5 M |
69,500 |
61,900 |
1% |
37% |
15% |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$5 M or above |
109,100 |
99,200 |
0% |
12% |
0% |
3 |
|
< $1 M |
34,400 |
33,400 |
0% |
43% |
10% |
63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< $3 M |
37,500 |
35,400 |
0% |
43% |
10% |
83 |
|
Sub-Total |
39,000 |
36,800 |
0% |
43% |
10% |
92 |
|
No Quantified Amount Recovered |
16,600 |
5,600 |
14% |
14% |
14% |
1 |
|
Notes:
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