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1 Attendances
1.1 Attendances by a lawyer requiring the skill of a lawyer (including attendances in conference, by telephone, on counsel, appearing in court, instructing in court and travelling), for each unit of 6 minutes a sum in all circumstances not exceeding $78:
(a) having regard to the lawyer’s skill and experience; and
(b) having regard to the complexity of the matter or the difficulty or novelty of the questions involved.
1.2 Where any attendance referred to in item 1.1 is capable of performance by a law graduate or articled clerk for each unit of 6 minutes: $28.
1.3 Attendances capable of performance by a clerk or paralegal—for each unit of 6 minutes: $14.