1. The appropriate officer shall allow such fee in respect of an item of work allowed under paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 1, not exceeding the maximum amount specified in respect of that item of work, as appears to it to provide reasonable remuneration.
2. Where an hourly rate is specified in a Table in this part of this Schedule in respect of an item of work allowed under paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 1, the appropriate officer shall determine any fee for such work in accordance with that hourly rate; provided that the fee determined shall not be less than the minimum amount specified.
3. Where a refresher fee is claimed in respect of less than a full day, the appropriate officer shall allow such fee as appears to him reasonable having regard to the fee which would be allowable for a full day.
4. The fees allowed to junior counsel for proceedings in the Crown Court arising out of a breach of an order of the Crown Court or other similar matter shall not exceed the maximum amounts specified for “committals for sentence”.
5. Paragraph 24 of Schedule 4 shall apply where an advocate’s fees are determined in accordance with this Part of this Schedule as it applies where a graduated or fixed fee is allowed in accordance with Schedule 4.
| Type of proceedings | Basic fee | Full day refresher | Subsidiary fees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance at consultation, conferences & views | Written work | Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances | |||
| Jury trials | Maximum amount: £545.50 | ||||
| Cases prepared for trial in which no jury is sworn | Maximum amount: £317.75 | ||||
| Guilty pleas | Maximum amount: £192.25 | £33.50 per hour Minimum amount: £16.75 | Maximum amount: £58.25 | Maximum amount: £110.00 | |
| Appeals against conviction | Maximum amount: £210.00 | Maximum amount: £178.75 | |||
| Appeals against sentence | Maximum amount: £107.50 | ||||
| Committals for sentence | Maximum amount: £107.50 | ||||
| Type of proceedings | Basic fee | Full day refresher | Subsidiary fees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance at consultation, conferences & views | Written work | Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances | |||
| All cases | Maximum amount: £5,400.00 | Maximum amount: £330.50 | £62.50 per hour Minimum amount: £32.00 | Maximum amount: £119.50 | Maximum amount: £257.50 |