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Table 18 Personal Injury Actions - Costs Claimed and Costs Allowed (Categorised by Amount Claimed) [All Bills]

Total costs Profit Costs

Quantified Amount Claimed 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

< $120,000 214,200 181,600 9% 20% 18% 4 162,600 121,400 11% 22% 18% 4
$120,000 to < $600,000 211,400 194,000 4% 65% 18% 15 148,100 167,900 5% 32% 17% 12
$600,000 to < $1 M 277,200 216,900 15% 71% 20% 11 199,400 167,700 3% 35% 20% 8
$1 M to < $3 M 357,300 345,100 0% 76% 20% 33 228,900 198,000 0% 54% 25% 31
$3 M to < $5 M 494,500 392,100 0% 47% 17% 10 297,500 235,100 0% 52% 18% 10
$ 5M or above 608,800 695,500 9% 39% 15% 10 334,600 387,400 0% 49% 20% 9

< $1 M 244,700 198,700 4% 71% 18% 30 162,800 156,600 3% 35% 19% 24
< $3 M 316,300 250,700 0% 76% 20% 63 210,000 168,400 0% 54% 20% 55

Sub-Total 351,200 284,600 0% 76% 19% 83 222,600 194,800 0% 54% 20% 74

No Quantified Amount Claimed 389,100 276,100 2% 77% 23% 24 231,400 179,200 0% 62% 29% 22

Counsel's Fees Expert Fees

Quantified Amount Claimed 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 42,000 37,000 7% 29% 19% 4 9,400 7,200 0% 12% 0% 3
$120,000 to < $600,000 39,500 28,500 0% 57% 17% 11 12,900 9,000 0% 40% 0% 13
$600,000 to < $1 M 51,500 38,300 0% 50% 14% 7 12,500 11,800 0% 0% 0% 6
$1 M to < $3 M 79,600 90,000 0% 37% 21% 31 16,400 18,100 0% 58% 0% 23
$3 M to < $5 M 141,000 82,500 0% 44% 16% 9 15,400 15,400 0% 22% 0% 7
$ 5M or above 154,300 158,000 2% 57% 16% 8 49,600 58,800 0% 20% 2% 8

< $1 M 41,000 33,500 0% 57% 17% 22 12,300 9,700 0% 40% 0% 22
< $3 M 63,000 58,500 0% 57% 17% 53 14,200 13,300 0% 58% 0% 45

Sub-Total 76,100 76,700 0% 57% 17% 70 16,500 17,600 0% 58% 0% 60

No Quantified Amount Claimed 89,300 79,300 0% 51% 13% 22 25,300 19,600 0% 61% 0% 19

Taxation Costs
Quantified Amount Claimed Median Claimed Median Allowed % of Costs Taxed Off
No. of Bills Taxed (Note 5)
Lowest Highest Median

< $120,000 21,800 19,000 0% 12% 10% 3
$120,000 to < $600,000 29,300 27,800 0% 37% 13% 12
$600,000 to < $1 M 31,000 27,700 0% 17% 8% 8
$1 M to < $3 M 41,200 43,700 0% 36% 11% 28
$3 M to < $5 M 44,100 40,200 0% 37% 12% 9
$5 M or above 63,300 62,900 0% 35% 5% 9

< $1 M 29,300 26,800 0% 37% 12% 23
< $3 M 35,800 35,300 0% 37% 11% 51

Sub-Total 38,500 36,600 0% 37% 11% 69

No Quantified Amount Claimed 43,600 36,600 0% 43% 9% 24

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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