Disbursements

Track client-billable costs paid by the firm, including court fees, courier, registry, documentation, transport, experts, and external counsel.

Total disbursements

$116,800

Billable disbursements

$84,600

Non-recoverable

$12,400

Awaiting reimbursement

$38,500

Disbursement ledger

Date	Matter	Category	Amount	Receipt	Recov.	Invoice	Reimb.
10 Jul	Meridian M-2041	Court fee	$2,400	Attached	Yes	—	Pending
09 Jul	Nordic M-2035	Courier	$340	Attached	Yes	INV-4826	Billed
08 Jul	Vertex M-2024	Registry	$840	Missing	Yes	—	Pending
07 Jul	Lagos Bay M-2029	Stamp fee	$1,200	Attached	Yes	INV-4820	Recovered
07 Jul	Kestrel M-2007	Expert fee	$8,600	Attached	Yes	INV-4823	Recovered
06 Jul	Halcyon M-2011	Transport	$180	Missing	No	—	Non-rec
05 Jul	Orion M-1990	Courier	$220	Attached	Yes	INV-4818	Recovered
04 Jul	Meridian M-2041	External counsel	$12,000	Attached	Yes	INV-4820	Recovered

By category

Court

Ext counsel

Expert

Courier

Registry

Missing documentation

2 disbursements over $500 have no receipt attached — impacts client recovery.

Disbursements

Ashworth & Vance LLP · live demonstration data

Total disbursements

$642K

▲ 4.0%

Pending approval

$86K

▲ 13.1%

Paid

$482K

▼ 9.2%

Reimbursed

$318K

▲ 10.3%

Unrecovered

$74K

▲ 12.4%

High-value items

▼ 5.5%

Composition analysis

Disbursement categories

Source	Amount	Share	MoM
Court fees	$186.0K	29%	+1.0%
Experts	$142.0K	22%	+2.1%
Counsel	$118.0K	18%	-3.2%
Searches	$74.0K	12%	+4.3%
Travel	$62.0K	10%	+5.4%
Other	$60.0K	9%	-6.5%

Highest contributor: Court fees · $186.0K

Trend intelligence

Monthly disbursement trend

IncurredRecoveredUnit: $K

Operational register

Disbursement register

Reference	Supplier	Matter	Category	Amount	Approved by	Proof	Paid	Recovery
DSB-480	HM Courts	M-2041	Court fee	$12.0K	J. Hollis KC	Pending	—	Recovered
DSB-481	Grange Experts	M-2035	Expert	$42.0K	T. Morgan	On file	02 Jul	Billed
DSB-482	Chambers 4KB	M-2024	Counsel	$28.0K	S. Ravel	On file	03 Jul	Unrecovered
DSB-483	Landmark Searches	M-2029	Search	$31.0K	M. Chen	On file	—	Recovered
DSB-484	HM Courts	M-2007	Court fee	$40.0K	P. Adeyemi	Pending	05 Jul	Billed
DSB-485	Grange Experts	M-2011	Expert	$15.0K	A. Okafor	On file	06 Jul	Unrecovered
DSB-486	Chambers 4KB	M-2016	Counsel	$46.0K	E. Cole	On file	—	Recovered
DSB-487	Landmark Searches	M-2018	Search	$4.0K	L. Ibarra	On file	08 Jul	Billed
DSB-488	HM Courts	M-1998	Court fee	$44.0K	R. Fenwick	Pending	01 Jul	Unrecovered

9 of 9 records

Workflow and approvals

Disbursement approval workflow

1Requested

Fee earner

Completed 02 Jul

2Matter partner approval

Partner

Completed 03 Jul

3Finance validation

N. Salim

In progress · —

4Payment executed

Bank

Pending

5Recovery flagged

Billing

Pending

Exceptions and risk

Exception queue and recommended actions

3 open

Disbursement without matter allocation

DSB-486

$3.8K

Proof of payment missing

4 items

$12.4K

High-value item above threshold

Expert fee $46K

$46K

Audit and history

Every financial change is captured with user, timestamp, value movement and audit reference

Recent activity

Payment posted01 Jul · 10:10
N. Salim·Meridian Holdings PLC · M-2041·$23.0K·AUD-7700
Invoice edited02 Jul · 11:11
A. Okafor·Nordic Shipping AS · M-2035·$80.0K·AUD-7701
Credit note approved03 Jul · 12:12
D. Feld·Vertex Biotech Ltd · M-2024·$54.0K·AUD-7702
Retainer adjusted04 Jul · 13:13
J. Hollis KC·Lagos Bay Estates · M-2029·$59.0K·AUD-7703
Trust transfer completed05 Jul · 14:14
N. Salim·Kestrel Insurance · M-2007·$77.0K·AUD-7704
Expense approved06 Jul · 15:15
A. Okafor·Halcyon Partners · M-2011·$30.0K·AUD-7705
Tax report exported07 Jul · 16:16
D. Feld·Orion Media Group · M-2016·$87.0K·AUD-7706