Bailiff M.Birt
Here is a break down on costs paid to legal firms in Jersey including the Historic Child Abuse Investigation. I have put it up so greater minds than mine can look at it and comment
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WRITTEN QUESTION TO H.M. ATTORNEY GENERAL
BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. MARTIN
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 20th JUNE 2011
Question
Will H.M. Attorney General inform Members of the fees paid to all external legal firms
undertaking work on behalf of the Law Officers’ Department for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010
with a breakdown of the fees paid to individual firms in each of those years?
Answer
We have taken the expression “all external legal firms” to relate to both Jersey legal practices and
any firms of lawyers practicing outside of Jersey.
Although not strictly within the terms of the question (not being firms), information is also given
as to payments made to the chambers of English barristers who may have either given advice to
the Attorney General or assisted in the investigation of and prosecution of serious crimes sometimes on an extended basis. Accordingly we have included such chambers of English
Barristers in the term “all external legal firms”.
Such external legal firms provide a variety of services to the Law Officers amongst which are:
1. The prosecution through appointed Crown Advocates of criminal cases on behalf of the Attorney General;
2. The representation through Advocates of Ministers in civil or family cases;
3. The provision of advice to the Law Officers’ Department;
4. Acting as agents for the Law Officers’ Department;
5. Providing investigatory services in connection with Criminal investigations; and
6. Providing prosecution support services.
No distinction is made in the information below between those activities.
We have given information relating to the Historic Child Abuse Inquiry and the costs of representing the Minster for Health and Social Services in public law childrens’ matters separately. In the latter case a sum is paid by Health and Social Services to offset a proportion of that cost.
No distinction is made in the information below between those activities.
We have given information relating to the Historic Child Abuse Inquiry and the costs of representing the Minster for Health and Social Services in public law childrens’ matters separately. In the latter case a sum is paid by Health and Social Services to offset a proportion of that cost.
2008
Jersey Firms Barristers’ Chambers and UK Firms
Walkers £377,846 - 7 Bedford Row (Eight matters) £683,610*
Ogier £162,372 - Three New Square £10,968
Bakerplatt £160,302 - 18 Red Lion Court £7,569
Appleby £83,041 - 3 Verulam Buildings £3,400
Carey Olsen £72,313 - QEB Hollis Whiteman £2,668
Mourant Du Feu & Jeune £64,998 - David Price Solicitors & Advocates £1,868
Bedell Cristin £60,184 - Crown Office Chambers £1,400
Crill Canavan £25,766
Unless otherwise stated, barristers’ chambers were working on one matter only during the year.
*In January 2010, in response to a question oric Child Abuse Jersey Firms Barristers’ Chambers and UK Firms
Bakerplatt £845,354 - 4-5 Gray's Inn Square £16,500
Carey Olsen £19,308 - QEB Hollis Whiteman £3,292
Blackstone Chambers £1,750
2009
Jersey Firms Barristers’ Chambers and UK Firms
Walkers £478,819 - 7 Bedford Row (Eight matters) £671,790
Ozannes £313,666 - 18 Red Lion Court £69,972
Bakerplatt £283,350 - Baker & McKenzie £28,263
Appleby £88,580 - 23 Essex Street £14,438
Bedell Cristin £68,968 - Matrix Chambers £14,678
Mourant Du Feu & Jeune £59,186 - Blackstone Chambers £6,000
Carey Olsen £32,494 - 1 Kings Bench Walk £750
Ogier £30,219
Crill Canavan £825
Unless otherwise stated, barristers’ chambers were working on one matter only during the year.
Historic Child Abuse Jersey Firms Barristers’ Chambers and UK Firms
Bakerplatt £1,001,525 - Herbert Smith LLP £20,494
Olswang £9,686
Colleton Chambers £5,750
7 Bedford Row £875
2010
Deputy Le Herissier, the Attorney General reported the amount paid to 7 Bedford Row in 2008 was £656,182. Due to an administrative oversight, one barrister’s fees were omitted from that total, resulting in the higher figure now being reported.
2010
Jersey Firms Barristers’ Chambers and UK Firms
Baker and Partners £617,557 - 7 Bedford Row (Six matters) £642,105
Walkers £283,764 - 18 Red Lion Court £80,935
Ozannes £182,072 - Fulcrum Chambers LLP £41,200
Mourant Ozannes £177,284 - David Price Solicitors & Advocates £14,383
Carey Olsen £131,716 - Matrix Chambers (Two matters) £14,220
Appleby £93,982 - 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square £13,225
Bedell Cristin £91,246 - 3-2 Bedford Row £9,900
Mourant Du Feu & Jeune £32,183 - 2 Hare Court £5,750
Crill Canavan £20,629 - Blackstone Chambers £5,750
Backhurst Dorey & Crane £6,079 - 6 King’s Bench Walk £3,701
Jowitt Legal Services £5,980 - 1 Garden Court £2,500
Ogier £4,245 - Baker & McKenzie (Two matters) £1,709
15 Old Square £750
Unless otherwise stated, barristers’ chambers were working on one matter only during the year.
Historic Child Abuse
Jersey Firms Barristers’ Chambers and UK Firms
Baker and Partners £348,348 7 Bedford Row £11,753
Children’s Matters
Jersey Firms Barristers’ Chambers and UK Firms
Appleby £360,919 - Harcourt Chambers £8,000
Backhurst Dorey & Crane £116,016
Bakerplatt £12,235
The Department receives £103,829 of ‘Williamson’ funding from the Health and Social Services Department to offset some of these expenses.
Looks like some have better seats that others. 7 Bedfor Row and Bakerplatt are doing ok
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