Remuneration for civil legal services: general

6.—(1) This regulation applies to the payment by the Lord Chancellor of remuneration to providers of civil legal services other than—

(a)advocacy services in family proceedings; or

(b)civil legal services in relation to inquests.

(2) The Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to a provider of civil legal services in accordance with—

(a)the relevant contract; and

(b)subject to paragraph (3), the fees and rates set out in Schedule 1.

(3) The Lord Chancellor may pay a percentage enhancement to the hourly rates set out in Schedule 1, but the percentage enhancement must not exceed—

(a)100% for proceedings in the Upper Tribunal, High Court, Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court; and

(b)50% for all other proceedings.