The Legal Services Commission’s records of legal aid fees paid to Public Interest Lawyers since 2001, for the financial years requested (running from 1 April to 31 March) rounded to the nearest pound, are shown in the table. It should be noted that the fees paid could be for work done in previous years or for work covering more than one year.
The figures relate to civil legal aid work (the firm does not hold a crime contract). They have been calculated on the basis of net payments authorised.1 All the figures listed are inclusive of VAT.
Financial year Total payment (£) 2000-01 9,583 2001-02 32,561 2002-03 59,669 2003-04 139,621 2004-05 158,283 2005-06 251,844 2006-07 299,668 2007-08 490,972 2008-09 628,528 Total 2,070,728 1 Net payments authorised is the value of main bills submitted during the year, less any previous payments on account, plus new payments on account made during the year on outstanding cases.
The LSC makes payments to firms rather than individuals so it is not possible to identify payments to Phil Shiner of Public Interest Lawyers separately.