CJR Interim Report, Appendix B. Tables and Graphs, Table 18

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

< $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

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