The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

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12.—(1) This paragraph applies to the fees payable to Assigned Counsel for—

(a)representation in a magistrates' court;

(b)representation in the High Court[F1, the family court] or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act; and

(c)representation in the High Court on an appeal by way of case stated.

(2) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel are subject to the limits specified in the table following this paragraph.

[F2Payment for Assigned Counsel

Junior Counsel (£)Queen’s Counsel (£)
Basic fee for preparation, including for a pre-trial review and, where appropriate, the first day’s hearing including, where they took place on that day, short conferences, consultations, applications and appearances (including bail applications, views and any other preparation).Maximum amount 491.05Maximum amount 4,664.40
Refresher daily fee (for any day or part of a day during which a hearing continued, including, where they took place on that day, short conferences, consultations, applications and appearances (including bail applications, views and any other preparation)).Maximum amount 169.05Maximum amount 311.66
Subsidiary fees:
Attendance at consultations, conferences and views not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee30.69 per hour – minimum amount 15.2457.19 per hour – minimum amount 29.38
Written work (on evidence, plea, appeal, cases stated or other written work).Maximum amount 53.79Maximum amount 110.18
Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances (including bail applications and adjournments for sentence) not covered by the basic fee or the refresher feeMaximum amount 98.65Maximum amount 215.12]

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