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The cost relating to the use of external lawyers (including lawyers in the Government Legal Department, formerly the Treasury Solicitor\u2019s Department) by the Attorney General\u2019s Office for the last three financial years is in the table below:<\/p>
<\/p>
£<\/p><\/td> | 2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cost of GLD lawyers<\/p><\/td> 425,859<\/p><\/td> 330,442<\/p><\/td> 322,023<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cost of GLD disbursements (Counsel)<\/p><\/td> 210,537<\/p><\/td> 340,640<\/p><\/td> 220,182<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cost of GLD disbursements (Other external lawyers)<\/p><\/td> 40,153<\/p><\/td> 8,677<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Non-GLD legal fees (Counsel)<\/p><\/td> 18,816<\/p><\/td> 14,252<\/p><\/td> 18,949<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total external legal fees<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 695,366<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 694,011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 561,153<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> All figures are exclusive of VAT.<\/p>"}
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