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How are Legal Fees Different than Expenses?

Expenses are the hard costs that an attorney incurs during the preparation and prosecution of your case. These are commonly billed back to the client, and are in addition to the attorneys’ fees. Typical expenses in a case include: copies and faxes [...] postage [...] courier fees [...] expert or consultant fees [...] filing fees [...] court reporter costs [...] travel expenses.

Legal fees are most commonly used to describe the fees paid to the attorney for his/her time and effort. (Attorney Client Match)

It was higher than the previous year when the newspaper owner put aside £14.7m to pay for "claimants' legal fees and damages". (BBC)

However, in countries that abide by English common law, the rule says the losing party must pay the legal fees of the winning party. (Investopedia)