The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

PART 1E+WPublic Law Advocacy Fees

Table 1(a): Care or supervision proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 – graduated fees

[F1Person before whom proceedings are heard] Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)Conference feeOpinion feeAdvocates' Meeting FeeFinal Hearing Fee (per day)
[F2Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices]£86.72£216.81£127.71£105.66£128.16£506.25
[F3Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£95.40£238.46£127.71£105.66£140.99£556.88
[F4Judge of High Court judge level]£114.48£286.16£127.71£105.66£169.20£668.25

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)

F2Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

F3Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)

Table 1(b): Other Public Law Case – graduated fees

[F5 Person before whom proceedings are heard]Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)Conference feeOpinion feeAdvocates' Meeting FeeFinal Hearing Fee (per day)
[F6Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices]£75.83£189.59£127.71£105.66£128.16£464.31
[F7Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge]£83.39£208.53£127.71£105.66£140.99£510.75
[F8Judge of High Court judge level]£100.08£250.20£127.71£105.66£169.20£612.90

Textual Amendments

Table 1(c): Public Law – bolt-on fees

CategoryPayable ForFee Payable
Client – Allegations of HarmHearings25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Client – Lack of understanding etcHearings25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Expert's cross examinationHearings25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Exceptional travel feeHearings, Advocates' Meetings and Conferences£32.04

Table 1(d): Public Law – bolt-on fee – [F9advocate’s] bundle payments

Hearing type [F10ABP1] (351-700 pages) [F11ABP2] (701-1,400 pages) [F12ABP3] (over 1,400 pages)
Interim Hearing£59.40£89.10£89.10
Final Hearing£159.30£239.40£318.60

Textual Amendments

F9Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) heading substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i) (with reg. 3)