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<p>As at 14<sup>th</sup> June 2019, the Department has spent £131,399.50 on legal
costs defending and appealing the cases in relation to people formerly in receipt
of Severe Disability premium that have transferred to Universal Credit, broken down
as follows<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>The Department has spent £91,528.68 on legal costs
defending and appealing the case of <em>TP and AR v SSWP.</em> The Department has
spent £39,870.82 on legal costs defending and appealing the case of <em>TP, AR and
SXC v SSWP.</em> These figures include Government Legal Department litigation fees,
counsel’s fees and other disbursements, as well as VAT where payable. This does not
include payment of any costs paid or which may be owed to the claimants’ solicitors.</p><p>
</p><p>Time spent by Government advisory lawyers is not recorded in a manner that
allows it to be attributed to individual cases. Time spent by policy officials supporting
lawyers is not recorded.</p>
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