Table 18 |
Personal Injury Actions - Costs
Claimed and Costs Allowed (Categorised by Amount Claimed) [All Bills] |
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Total costs |
Profit Costs |
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|
Quantified Amount Claimed |
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 |
214,200 |
181,600 |
9% |
20% |
18% |
4 |
162,600 |
121,400 |
11% |
22% |
18% |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$120,000 to < $600,000 |
211,400 |
194,000 |
4% |
65% |
18% |
15 |
148,100 |
167,900 |
5% |
32% |
17% |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$600,000 to < $1 M |
277,200 |
216,900 |
15% |
71% |
20% |
11 |
199,400 |
167,700 |
3% |
35% |
20% |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1 M to < $3 M |
357,300 |
345,100 |
0% |
76% |
20% |
33 |
228,900 |
198,000 |
0% |
54% |
25% |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3 M to < $5 M |
494,500 |
392,100 |
0% |
47% |
17% |
10 |
297,500 |
235,100 |
0% |
52% |
18% |
10 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
$ 5M or above |
608,800 |
695,500 |
9% |
39% |
15% |
10 |
334,600 |
387,400 |
0% |
49% |
20% |
9 |
|
< $1 M |
244,700 |
198,700 |
4% |
71% |
18% |
30 |
162,800 |
156,600 |
3% |
35% |
19% |
24 |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< $3 M |
316,300 |
250,700 |
0% |
76% |
20% |
63 |
210,000 |
168,400 |
0% |
54% |
20% |
55 |
|
Sub-Total |
351,200 |
284,600 |
0% |
76% |
19% |
83 |
222,600 |
194,800 |
0% |
54% |
20% |
74 |
|
No Quantified Amount Claimed |
389,100 |
276,100 |
2% |
77% |
23% |
24 |
231,400 |
179,200 |
0% |
62% |
29% |
22 |
|
|
Counsel's Fees |
Expert Fees |
|
|
Quantified Amount Claimed |
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 |
42,000 |
37,000 |
7% |
29% |
19% |
4 |
9,400 |
7,200 |
0% |
12% |
0% |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$120,000 to < $600,000 |
39,500 |
28,500 |
0% |
57% |
17% |
11 |
12,900 |
9,000 |
0% |
40% |
0% |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$600,000 to < $1 M |
51,500 |
38,300 |
0% |
50% |
14% |
7 |
12,500 |
11,800 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1 M to < $3 M |
79,600 |
90,000 |
0% |
37% |
21% |
31 |
16,400 |
18,100 |
0% |
58% |
0% |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3 M to < $5 M |
141,000 |
82,500 |
0% |
44% |
16% |
9 |
15,400 |
15,400 |
0% |
22% |
0% |
7 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 5M or above |
154,300 |
158,000 |
2% |
57% |
16% |
8 |
49,600 |
58,800 |
0% |
20% |
2% |
8 |
|
< $1 M |
41,000 |
33,500 |
0% |
57% |
17% |
22 |
12,300 |
9,700 |
0% |
40% |
0% |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< $3 M |
63,000 |
58,500 |
0% |
57% |
17% |
53 |
14,200 |
13,300 |
0% |
58% |
0% |
45 |
|
Sub-Total |
76,100 |
76,700 |
0% |
57% |
17% |
70 |
16,500 |
17,600 |
0% |
58% |
0% |
60 |
|
No Quantified Amount Claimed |
89,300 |
79,300 |
0% |
51% |
13% |
22 |
25,300 |
19,600 |
0% |
61% |
0% |
19 |
|
|
Taxation Costs
|
Quantified Amount Claimed |
Median Claimed |
Median Allowed |
% of Costs Taxed Off
|
No. of Bills Taxed (Note 5) |
|
Lowest |
Highest |
Median |
|
< $120,000 |
21,800 |
19,000 |
0% |
12% |
10% |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$120,000 to < $600,000 |
29,300 |
27,800 |
0% |
37% |
13% |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$600,000 to < $1 M |
31,000 |
27,700 |
0% |
17% |
8% |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1 M to < $3 M |
41,200 |
43,700 |
0% |
36% |
11% |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3 M to < $5 M |
44,100 |
40,200 |
0% |
37% |
12% |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$5 M or above |
63,300 |
62,900 |
0% |
35% |
5% |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< $1 M |
29,300 |
26,800 |
0% |
37% |
12% |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< $3 M |
35,800 |
35,300 |
0% |
37% |
11% |
51 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub-Total |
38,500 |
36,600 |
0% |
37% |
11% |
69 |
|
No Quantified Amount Claimed |
43,600 |
36,600 |
0% |
43% |
9% |
24 |
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Notes:
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