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Table 16 Personal Injury Actions - Costs Claimed and Costs Allowed (Categorised by Amount Recovered) [All Bills]

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:

(1) See Note 6 at Table 1  <back>
(2) See Note 8 at Table 1  <back>
(3) See Note 10 at Table 1  <back>
(4) See Note 11 at Table 15  <back>
(5) See Note 12 at Table 1  <back>


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