Expert witness fees
Professor Kim Burton, OBE, PhD, Eur Erg, Hon FFOM
Schedule of Fees (May 2012)
Rates
| Report/preparation/inspection/conference time |
£160 per hour |
| Travel by motor car |
£120 per hour |
| Travel by public transport |
£90 per hour |
| Court attendance (exclusive of travel time) |
£1000 per day |
| Expenses (travel fares, hotels, etc.) |
£cost |
Examples of typical inclusive ranges (depending on volume of
documentation, distance and complexity of inspections etc) are as
follows:
| Preliminary case report |
£300 - £600 |
| Report on case material |
£800 - £2500 |
| Report with site visit |
£1200 - £3500 |
A single joint expert report will be charged 50:50 between
Claimant and Defendant solicitors (unless advised otherwise).
[All fees quoted net of VAT].
Additional charges for routine correspondence and telephone are
not normally made, but items such as films and photocopies are
chargeable.
Answering written questions, discussions between experts, letters
of comment, and revisions to reports in the light of further
evidence etc are charged at the hourly rate of £160.
Cancellation charges are applied for late cancellation of court
and inspection bookings as follows:
Up to 2 working days @ 70%; 3-7 working days @ 50%; 8-14 working
days @ 35%
Invoicing is at completion of each element of the case.
Settlement due 28th of the month following.
[Instructions where experts' fees are contingent on outcome
cannot be accepted. Claimant's solicitors who are working under
contingency fee arrangements and wish to discuss staged payment of
fees should do so prior to issuing formal instructions.]