https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/practical-guidance-to-give-to-shorthand-writers/
Shorthand writers’ fees for carrying out their duties are set by Act of Sederunt. There are separate instruments for the Court of Session and sheriff court. Since 27 June 2016 there have been established arrangements in relation to travel costs for shorthand writers.
Invoices will be assessed as follows:
Solicitors instructing shorthand writer services should make clear that any invoices should provide a breakdown (and in multi-day cases/invoices, day by day) of each of the components of attendance time i.e. court, waiting, lunch period, travel time, travel outlays, and subsistence outlays.
Details of travel expenses and other associated costs can be found below:
After a grant, and prior approval needed
This page includes information on arrangements for the employment of counsel under civil legal aid. It includes information on: the tests applied in our assessment of requests for counsel (whether case-related, or linked to your circumstances); timing of requests; limited use of counsel for opinions etc.; and retrospective grants for the employment of counsel.
After a grant, and prior approval needed
This page includes information on the employment of expert witnesses in civil legal aid. The guidance includes information on when prior approval is required; the application procedure (including use of templates); how to distinguish an expert witness and the status of certain common types of witnesses; timing of applications; how we will assess experts’ costs; and cost limit information.
After a grant, and prior approval needed
This page includes information on our approach to approving ‘unusual’ work and work involving ‘unusually large expenditure.’ It sets out when prior approval is required for these types of work and provides information on several examples, including mediation; child welfare reports; family therapy; supervised contact; and vulnerable witnesses. It also includes information on documents to be submitted with these applications for approval.