Defendant uplifts
12.—(1) The defendant uplift payable to a litigator is calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph.
(2) Only one defendant uplift is payable in each case.
(3) In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—
(a)in a cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence does not exceed the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 6(2);
(b)in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence does not exceed the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 7(2) plus the length of trial proxy specified in the table following paragraph 7(3);
(c)in a cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the final fee, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 8(2); and
(d)in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the final fee, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 9(2);
(e)where appropriate, the fee set out in paragraph 11.
(4) In a case where the representation of one defendant would attract a fixed fee under Part 3 and the representation of one or more of the other defendants would attract a graduated fee under Part 2, the total fee is the fee falling within whichever of paragraphs (a) to (d) of sub-paragraph (3) is appropriate.
Defendant uplifts
| Total number of defendants represented by litigator | Percentage uplift to total fee |
|---|---|
| 2-4 | 20% |
| 5+ | 30% |