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Statements of legal services expenditure 2018–19

All figures exclusive of GST.

Summary totals

Total (External + Internal) Expenditure

 $4,932,280.10

Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure

 $3,973,631.00

Total External Legal Services Expenditure 

 $958,649.10

 

Senior Counsel

Equitable briefing policy: ‘senior’ means a barrister of 10+ years experience at the Bar or a Queen’s/Senior Counsel. For 201819 reports, include 2009 barristers.

Number of briefs - direct and indirect briefs

Total number of direct briefs to male senior counsel

0

Total number of direct briefs to female senior counsel

17

Total number of indirect briefs to male senior counsel

5

Total number of indirect briefs to female senior counsel

0

Value of briefs - direct and indirect briefs

Total value of direct briefs to male senior counsel

 $-  

Total value of direct briefs to female senior counsel

 $258,509.70

Total value of indirect briefs to male senior counsel

 $78,506.83

Total value of indirect briefs to female senior counsel

 $-  

Junior Counsel

Number of briefs - direct and indirect briefs

Total number of direct briefs to male junior counsel

1

Total number of direct briefs to female junior counsel

0

Total number of indirect briefs to male junior counsel

1

Total number of indirect briefs to female junior counsel

2

Value of briefs - direct and indirect briefs

Total value of direct briefs to male junior counsel

 $1,029.09

Total value of direct briefs to female junior counsel

 $-  

Total value of indirect briefs to male junior counsel

 $6,159.09

Total value of indirect briefs to female junior counsel

 $5,068.18

Total value of briefs to all counsel

 $349,272.89

 

Panel Fee

Legal Services Panel Fee (2017–18)

 $-  

 

Disbursements

Total Disbursements

 $99,936.64

 

Professional Fees

Allens

 $-  

Ashurst

 $-  

Australian Government Solicitor

 $350,283.32

Clayton Utz

 $-  

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

 $-  

DFC Legal t/as Davis Faulkner Lawyers and Lawyerbank

 $-  

DLA Piper

 $-  

Herbert Smith Freehills

 $-  

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

 $3,640.00

Johnson Winter & Slattery

 $-  

K&L Gates

 $-  

King & Wood Mallesons 

 $155,516.25

Maddocks

 $-  

Meyer Vandenberg Pty

 $-  

Mills Oakley Lawyers

 $-  

Minter Ellison Lawyers

 $-  

Norton Rose Fulbright

 $-  

Proximity Legal

 $-  

Russell Kennedy 

 $-  

Sparke Helmore

 $-  

Other firms

Overseas firms (single total figure, individual firm names not required)

 $- 

Other Government legal service providers

Attorney-General's Department

 $-  

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 $-  

Office of Parliamentary Counsel

 $-  

Total value of professional fees paid

 $509,439.57

 

Summary totals

T1 Total Legal Services Expenditure (External + Internal)

 $4,932,280.10

T2 Total Internal Legal Services Expenditure

 $3,973,631.00

T3 Total External Legal Services Expenditure

 $958,649.10

T4 Total value of briefs to Counsel

 $349,272.89

T5 Total value of briefs to Male Counsel

 $85,695.01

T6 Total value of briefs to Female Counsel

 $263,577.88

T7 Total value of disbursements (excluding counsel)

 $99,936.64

T8 Total value of professional fees paid

 $509,439.57

Total number of briefs to counsel

26