CJR Interim Report, Appendix B. Tables and Graphs, Table 16

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)
	Median Claimed	Median Allowed	Lowest	Highest	Median	No. of Bills Taxed ^(Note 1)	Median Claimed	Median Allowed	Lowest	Highest	Median	No. of Bills Taxed ^(Note 2)

< $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)
	Median Claimed	Median Allowed	Lowest	Highest	Median	No. of Bills Taxed ^(Note 3)	Median Claimed	Median Allowed	Lowest	Highest	Median	No. of Bills Taxed ^(Note 4)

< $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)
	Median Claimed	Median Allowed	Lowest	Highest	Median	No. of Bills Taxed ^(Note 5)

< $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

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