Form

LF1: claim litigator fees

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

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Litigator fee claim form - LF1 graduated fees

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Litigator fixed fee claim form - LF1 fixed fee

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Litigator fee special preparation claim form - LF1 special prep

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LGFS Unused Material Claim Form (LU1)

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Litigator fee interim claim form - LF1 interim

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Litigator fee claim form online - LF1 online

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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

Updates to this page

Published 30 April 2013
Last updated 19 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Amendment to the LU1 form clarifying that claims submitted without a completed LU1 form will be rejected.

  2. Unused Material claim form and revised Special Preparation form published.

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

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

  6. 'Litigator fee - special preparation claim form' replaced.

  7. First published.

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