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Mr S Nash

@whatdotheyknow.com

Legal and Democratic Services

County Hall, Colliton Park

Dorchester

Dorset DT1 1XJ

Telephone: 01305 221000

Direct line: 01305 or 01202 224178

Fax: 01305 or 01202 224399

Minicom: 01305 267933

Email: [email address]

DX: DX 8716 Dorchester

Website: www.dorsetforyou.com

Date: 7 December 2009

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My ref: BJA/FOI


Dear Mr Nash

Freedom of Information Act Request

A copy of your letter has been passed to me by the Freedom of Information Officer for me to reply to.

  1. For 2008/09 the total spent on outside legal advice was £284,250.00.

  1. Counsel from 2 Francis Building, 12 College Place, Fauvelle Buildings, Southampton SO15 2FE, 3 Paper Buildings, Bournemouth Chambers, 30 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH1 3PD, College Chambers, 19 Carlton Crescent, Southampton SO15 2ET, Falcon Chambers, Falcon Court, London EC4Y 1AA, Kings Bench Chambers, 175 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth BH8 8DQ, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, Gray's Inn, London WC1R 5AH, Francis Taylor Building, Inner Temple, London EC4Y 7BY, depending upon specialism. External solicitors Davit, Jones Bould, Veale Wasbrough and firms from the Southern Branch of the ACSES panel.

Our figures do not distinguish between projects valued in excess of £2 million and smaller projects. However, £72,720 was for a lands tribunal case and a significant amount is for the child protection cases.

Yours sincerely

Belinda Alley

For Head of Legal and Democratic Services