Form

LF1: claim litigator fees

Use form LF1 to make a claim under the litigator graduated fee scheme (LGFS).

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 30 April 2013
• Last updated: 19 February 2024
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  1. 19 February 2024

     Amendment to the LU1 form clarifying that claims submitted without a completed LU1 form will be rejected.

  2. 17 September 2020

     Unused Material claim form and revised Special Preparation form published.

  3. 3 October 2018

     Version 4 of the Special Preparation form has been removed to reflect that the LGFS PPE threshold has changed back to 10,000 pages.

  4. 2 October 2018

     Removal of version 4 of the Special Preparation form to reflect reverting to the 10,000 pages threshold.

  5. 1 December 2017

     Litigator fee special preparation claim form – LF1 special prep, version 4 published.

  6. 1 April 2016

     'Litigator fee - special preparation claim form' replaced.

  7. 30 April 2013

     First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Litigator fee claim form - LF1 graduated fees

Ref: V1

PDF, 178 KB, 6 pages

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Litigator fixed fee claim form - LF1 fixed fee

Ref: V2

PDF, 136 KB, 3 pages

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Litigator fee special preparation claim form - LF1 special prep

Ref: LSP2

PDF, 388 KB, 4 pages

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LGFS Unused Material Claim Form (LU1)

Ref: LU1

PDF, 182 KB, 5 pages

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Litigator fee interim claim form - LF1 interim

Ref: V5

PDF, 104 KB, 2 pages

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Litigator fee claim form online - LF1 online

Ref: V6

PDF, 124 KB, 4 pages

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Details

There are 5 versions of this form:

1. is to claim for graduated fees
2. is to claim for fixed fees
3. is to claim a special preparation fee
4. is to claim for an interim disbursement
5. must be sent in addition to making a claim for graduated fees using Crown Court Litigator Fee (CCLF) online

Providers should ensure claims are submitted within the applicable time limits. In some circumstances, late submissions may lead to a reduction or disallowance of costs in accordance with the relevant regulations.