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8.—(1) Standard fees are payable in accordance with the Table below:—
Type of proceedings | Lower standard fee | Lower limit | Higher standard fee | Higher limit |
---|---|---|---|---|
Category 1 | £140 | £261 | £336 | £451 |
London rate | £180 | £335 | £427 | £565 |
Category 2 | £247 | £447 | £566 | £745 |
London rate | £317 | £567 | £711 | £908 |
Category 3 | £223 | £395 | £505 | £689 |
London rate | £282 | £479 | £593 | £733 |
(2) A solicitor shall be entitled to the relevant standard fee at the “London rate” specified in the Table where his office is situated within legal aid area 1, within the meaning of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 Part I.
(3) The costs payable in proceedings to which this Part applies shall (subject to any deductions or reductions made pursuant to regulations 9A or 17(2)) be:—
(a)the relevant standard fee together with the costs determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6; or
(b)where the core costs allowed exceed the higher limit of the relevant standard fee, the costs as determined in accordance with regulations 6 and 7.
(4) Where, in circumstances to which regulation 5(1A) or paragraph 2(7) of this Part applies, a solicitor has been paid prior to the final disposal of the proceedings, any costs which would have been payable to that solicitor upon the final disposal of the proceedings shall be reduced to the extent that they formed part of the costs previously claimed.
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