SCHEDULE 2Litigators’ Graduated Fee Scheme

Regulation 5

PART 1Definitions and Scope

Interpretation1

1

In this Schedule—

  • “case” means proceedings in the Crown Court against any one assisted person—

    1. a

      on one or more counts of a single indictment;

    2. b

      arising out of a single notice of appeal against conviction or sentence, or a single committal for sentence, whether on one or more charges; or

    3. c

      arising out of a single alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court,

    and a case falling within paragraph (c) must be treated as a separate case from the proceedings in which the order was made;

  • “cracked trial” means a case on indictment in which—

    1. a

      a plea and case management hearing takes place and—

      1. i

        the case does not proceed to trial (whether by reason of pleas of guilty or for other reasons) or the prosecution offers no evidence; and

      2. ii

        either—

        1. aa

          in respect of one or more counts to which the assisted person pleaded guilty, the assisted person did not so plead at the plea and case management hearing; or

        2. bb

          in respect of one or more counts which did not proceed, the prosecution did not, before or at the plea and case management hearing, declare an intention of not proceeding with them; or

    2. b

      the case is listed for trial without a plea and case management hearing taking place;

  • “guilty plea” means a case on indictment which—

    1. a

      is disposed of without a trial because the assisted person pleaded guilty to one or more counts; and

    2. b

      is not a cracked trial;

  • “main hearing” means—

    1. a

      in relation to a case which goes to trial, the trial;

    2. b

      in relation to a guilty plea, the hearing at which pleas are taken or, where there is more than one such hearing, the last such hearing;

    3. c

      in relation to a cracked trial, the hearing at which—

      1. i

        the case becomes a cracked trial by meeting the conditions in the definition of a cracked trial, whether or not any pleas were taken at that hearing; or

      2. ii

        a formal verdict of not guilty was entered as a result of the prosecution offering no evidence, whether or not the parties attended the hearing;

    4. d

      in relation to an appeal against conviction or sentence in the Crown Court, the hearing of the appeal;

    5. e

      in relation to proceedings arising out of a committal for sentence in the Crown Court, the sentencing hearing; and

    6. f

      in relation to proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court, the hearing at which those proceedings are determined;

  • “Newton Hearing” means a hearing at which evidence is heard for the purpose of determining the sentence of a convicted person in accordance with the principles of R v Newton (1982) 77 Cr App R 13;

  • “PPE Cut-off” means the minimum number of pages of prosecution evidence for use in calculating the fee payable to a litigator under this Schedule, as set out in the tables following paragraph 5(1) and (2).

2

For the purposes of this Schedule, the number of pages of prosecution evidence served on the court must be determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) to (5).

3

The number of pages of prosecution evidence includes all—

a

witness statements;

b

documentary and pictorial exhibits;

c

records of interviews with the assisted person; and

d

records of interviews with other defendants,

which form part of the committal or served prosecution documents or which are included in any notice of additional evidence.

4

Subject to sub-paragraph (5), a document served by the prosecution in electronic form is included in the number of pages of prosecution evidence.

5

A documentary or pictorial exhibit which—

a

has been served by the prosecution in electronic form; and

b

has never existed in paper form,

is not included within the number of pages of prosecution evidence unless the appropriate officer decides that it would be appropriate to include it in the pages of prosecution evidence taking into account the nature of the document and any other relevant circumstances.

6

In proceedings on indictment in the Crown Court initiated otherwise than by committal for trial, the appropriate officer must determine the number of pages of prosecution evidence in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) or as nearly in accordance with those sub-paragraphs as possible as the nature of the case permits.

7

A reference to the Table of Offences in this Schedule is to the Table of Offences in Part 7 of Schedule 1 and a reference to a Class of Offence in this Schedule is to the Class in which that offence is listed in the Table of Offences.

Application2

1

Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (7), this Schedule applies to—

a

every case on indictment;

b

the following proceedings in the Crown Court—

i

an appeal against conviction or sentence from the magistrates’ court;

ii

a sentencing hearing following a committal for sentence to the Crown Court;

iii

proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court (whether or not this Schedule applies to the proceedings in which the order was made);

c

a sentencing hearing following a case on indictment to which this Schedule applies, where sentence has been deferred under section 1 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 200026 (deferment of sentence);

d

any other post-sentence hearing.

2

Sub-paragraph (3) applies where proceedings are—

a

sent for trial to the Crown Court; or

b

transferred to the Crown Court under—

i

section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 198727 (transfer of serious fraud cases); or

ii

section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 199128 (transfer of certain cases involving children).

3

Where, at any time after proceedings are sent or transferred to the Crown Court as referred to in sub-paragraph (2), they are—

a

discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 198529 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial); or

b

dismissed pursuant to—

i

paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 199830 (applications for dismissal);

ii

section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (applications for dismissal); or

iii

paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (applications for dismissal),

the provisions of paragraphs 21 and 22 apply.

4

Where, following a case on indictment, a Newton hearing takes place—

a

for the purposes of this Schedule the case is to be treated as having gone to trial;

b

the length of the trial is to be taken to be the combined length of the main hearing and the Newton hearing; and

c

the provisions of this Schedule relating to cracked trials and guilty pleas will not apply.

5

For the purposes of this Schedule, a case on indictment which discontinues at or before the plea and case management hearing otherwise than—

a

by reason of a plea of guilty being entered; or

b

in accordance with sub-paragraph (3),

must be treated as a guilty plea.

6

For the purposes of this Schedule, where a trial that is not a Very High Cost Case (in relation to fees claimed by litigators) lasts over 200 days, it must be treated as if it had lasted 200 days.

7

For the purposes of this Schedule, where the number of pages of prosecution evidence in a case which is not a Very High Cost Case (in relation to fees claimed by litigators) exceeds—

a

the PPE Cut-off figure specified in the table following paragraph 5(2) as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is to be tried and the length of trial; and

b

10,000,

the case must be treated as though it had 10,000 pages of prosecution evidence.

Class of Offences3

1

For the purposes of this Schedule—

a

every indictable offence falls within the Class under which it is listed in the Table of Offences and, subject to sub-paragraph (2), indictable offences not specifically so listed are deemed to fall within Class H;

b

conspiracy to commit an indictable offence contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 197731 (the offence of conspiracy), incitement to commit an indictable offence and attempts to commit an indictable offence contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 198132 (attempting to commit an offence) fall within the same Class as the substantive offence to which they relate;

c

where the Table of Offences specifies that the Class within which an offence falls depends on whether the value involved exceeds a stated limit, the value must be presumed not to exceed that limit unless the litigator making the claim under regulation 5 proves otherwise to the satisfaction of the appropriate officer;

d

where more than one count of the indictment is for an offence in relation to which the Class depends on the value involved, that value must be taken to be the total value involved in all those offences, but where two or more counts relate to the same property, the value of that property must be taken into account once only;

e

where an entry in the Table of Offences specifies an offence as being contrary to a statutory provision, then subject to any express limitation in the entry that entry includes every offence contrary to that statutory provision whether or not the words of description in the entry are appropriate to cover all such offences;

f

where in a case on indictment there is a hearing to determine the question of whether an assisted person is unfit to plead or unfit to stand trial, the litigator must elect whether that hearing falls within the same Class as the indictable offence to which it relates or within Class D;

g

where in a case on indictment a restriction order is made under section 41 of the Mental Health Act 198333 (power of higher courts to restrict discharge from hospital), the offence falls within Class A, regardless of the Class under which the offence would be listed in the Table of Offences, but for this paragraph.

2

Where a litigator in proceedings in the Crown Court is dissatisfied with the classification within Class H of an indictable offence not listed in the Table of Offences, the litigator may apply to the appropriate officer, when lodging the claim for fees, to reclassify the offence.

3

The appropriate officer must, in light of the objections made by the litigator—

a

confirm the classification of the offence within Class H; or

b

reclassify the offence,

and must notify the litigator of the decision.

PART 2Graduated Fees for Guilty Pleas, Cracked Trials and Trials

Scope4

Subject to paragraph 21, this Part does not apply to a guilty plea or cracked trial in a case committed or sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates’ court has determined the case to be suitable for summary trial.

Pages of Prosecution Evidence5

1

For the purposes of this Part, the PPE Cut-off figures in a cracked trial or guilty plea are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged.

PPE Cut-off figures in cracked trials and guilty pleas

Class of Offence

Type of case

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

Cracked trial or guilty plea

80

70

40

80

40

50

50

40

40

80

120

2

For the purposes of this Part, the PPE Cut-off figures in a trial are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial.

PPE Cut-off figures in trials

Trial length in days

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

PPE Cut off

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

1

80

70

40

80

40

50

50

40

40

80

120

2

80

70

40

80

40

50

50

40

40

80

120

3

95

105

81

95

120

138

138

122

134

95

186

4

126

139

120

126

158

173

173

157

185

126

252

5

156

170

157

156

195

206

206

191

232

156

314

6

186

203

193

186

229

240

240

225

281

186

372

7

218

238

230

218

265

276

276

260

329

218

433

8

257

274

267

257

301

310

310

301

376

257

495

9

293

306

301

293

333

342

342

338

420

293

550

10

330

338

339

330

365

373

373

374

464

330

606

11

367

370

378

367

399

405

405

412

509

367

663

12

404

402

417

404

433

437

437

449

554

404

721

13

440

434

455

440

467

470

470

486

598

440

779

14

477

465

493

477

500

501

501

523

642

477

836

15

514

497

531

514

532

533

533

559

686

514

894

16

551

535

569

551

565

564

564

596

730

551

951

17

587

573

607

587

598

596

596

637

774

587

1,007

18

624

611

646

624

646

627

627

687

818

624

1,063

19

661

649

684

661

696

659

659

736

862

661

1,119

20

697

687

722

697

746

690

690

786

907

697

1,174

21

742

722

753

742

787

720

720

826

943

742

1,230

22

786

757

785

786

828

752

752

867

980

786

1,286

23

830

792

819

830

868

784

784

908

1,017

830

1,341

24

874

826

857

874

908

816

816

948

1,053

874

1,396

25

917

860

894

917

948

848

848

988

1,088

917

1,451

26

961

895

931

961

988

880

880

1,028

1,124

961

1,505

27

1,005

935

967

1,005

1,028

912

912

1,068

1,160

1,005

1,560

28

1,049

975

1,004

1,049

1,068

944

944

1,107

1,196

1,049

1,615

29

1,099

1,016

1,041

1,099

1,108

976

976

1,147

1,231

1,099

1,670

30

1,150

1,057

1,077

1,150

1,148

1,007

1,007

1,187

1,267

1,150

1,725

31

1,200

1,098

1,114

1,200

1,188

1,039

1,039

1,226

1,303

1,200

1,780

32

1,251

1,138

1,151

1,251

1,228

1,070

1,070

1,266

1,349

1,251

1,835

33

1,301

1,179

1,187

1,301

1,268

1,102

1,102

1,307

1,394

1,301

1,889

34

1,352

1,220

1,224

1,352

1,308

1,133

1,133

1,357

1,439

1,352

1,944

35

1,402

1,261

1,262

1,402

1,347

1,165

1,165

1,407

1,485

1,402

1,999

36

1,453

1,302

1,303

1,453

1,435

1,196

1,196

1,457

1,530

1,453

2,054

37

1,503

1,348

1,345

1,503

1,526

1,228

1,228

1,507

1,575

1,503

2,109

38

1,554

1,395

1,386

1,554

1,617

1,259

1,259

1,557

1,621

1,554

2,164

39

1,604

1,441

1,428

1,604

1,708

1,291

1,291

1,607

1,666

1,604

2,219

40

1,652

1,484

1,444

1,652

1,745

1,314

1,314

1,629

1,704

1,652

2,271

41

1,700

1,527

1,461

1,700

1,782

1,338

1,338

1,651

1,742

1,700

2,324

42

1,748

1,570

1,477

1,748

1,820

1,361

1,361

1,673

1,780

1,748

2,377

43

1,796

1,613

1,494

1,796

1,857

1,384

1,384

1,695

1,818

1,796

2,430

44

1,844

1,656

1,511

1,844

1,895

1,410

1,410

1,716

1,856

1,844

2,483

45

1,892

1,699

1,527

1,892

1,932

1,440

1,440

1,738

1,894

1,892

2,536

46

1,939

1,742

1,544

1,939

1,970

1,470

1,470

1,760

1,932

1,939

2,589

47

1,987

1,785

1,560

1,987

2,007

1,501

1,501

1,782

1,970

1,987

2,642

48

2,039

1,828

1,577

2,039

2,045

1,531

1,531

1,804

2,008

2,039

2,695

49

2,091

1,871

1,594

2,091

2,082

1,561

1,561

1,826

2,046

2,091

2,749

50

2,144

1,914

1,610

2,144

2,120

1,591

1,591

1,848

2,084

2,144

2,802

51

2,196

1,957

1,627

2,196

2,158

1,622

1,622

1,870

2,122

2,196

2,855

52

2,249

2,000

1,644

2,249

2,195

1,652

1,652

1,892

2,160

2,249

2,908

53

2,301

2,043

1,660

2,301

2,233

1,682

1,682

1,914

2,198

2,301

2,962

54

2,354

2,086

1,677

2,354

2,271

1,712

1,712

1,936

2,236

2,354

3,015

55

2,406

2,129

1,694

2,406

2,308

1,743

1,743

1,958

2,275

2,406

3,068

56

2,459

2,172

1,710

2,459

2,346

1,773

1,773

1,980

2,313

2,459

3,121

57

2,512

2,215

1,727

2,512

2,384

1,803

1,803

2,002

2,351

2,512

3,175

58

2,564

2,258

1,744

2,564

2,422

1,833

1,833

2,024

2,389

2,564

3,228

59

2,617

2,301

1,760

2,617

2,459

1,864

1,864

2,046

2,427

2,617

3,281

60

2,669

2,345

1,777

2,669

2,497

1,894

1,894

2,068

2,465

2,669

3,335

61

2,722

2,388

1,794

2,722

2,535

1,924

1,924

2,090

2,503

2,722

3,388

62

2,775

2,431

1,811

2,775

2,572

1,959

1,959

2,112

2,542

2,775

3,442

63

2,827

2,474

1,827

2,827

2,610

2,020

2,020

2,134

2,580

2,827

3,495

64

2,880

2,517

1,844

2,880

2,648

2,081

2,081

2,156

2,618

2,880

3,549

65

2,933

2,561

1,861

2,933

2,686

2,141

2,141

2,178

2,656

2,933

3,602

66

2,985

2,604

1,877

2,985

2,723

2,202

2,202

2,200

2,694

2,985

3,656

67

3,038

2,647

1,894

3,038

2,761

2,263

2,263

2,222

2,776

3,038

3,709

68

3,091

2,690

1,911

3,091

2,799

2,323

2,323

2,244

2,865

3,091

3,763

69

3,144

2,734

1,927

3,144

2,836

2,384

2,384

2,266

2,954

3,144

3,816

70

3,196

2,777

1,944

3,196

2,874

2,445

2,445

2,288

3,043

3,196

3,870

71

3,249

2,820

1,961

3,249

2,912

2,506

2,506

2,310

3,132

3,249

3,923

72

3,302

2,864

1,978

3,302

2,950

2,566

2,566

2,332

3,221

3,302

3,977

73

3,355

2,907

1,994

3,355

2,987

2,627

2,627

2,354

3,310

3,355

4,031

74

3,407

2,950

2,016

3,407

3,025

2,688

2,688

2,376

3,399

3,407

4,084

75

3,460

2,994

2,040

3,460

3,063

2,749

2,749

2,398

3,488

3,460

4,138

76

3,513

3,037

2,064

3,513

3,101

2,809

2,809

2,420

3,577

3,513

4,192

77

3,566

3,080

2,089

3,566

3,138

2,870

2,870

2,442

3,666

3,566

4,245

78

3,619

3,124

2,113

3,619

3,176

2,931

2,931

2,464

3,755

3,619

4,299

79

3,672

3,167

2,137

3,672

3,214

2,992

2,992

2,486

3,844

3,672

4,353

80

3,724

3,211

2,161

3,724

3,251

3,052

3,052

2,508

3,933

3,724

4,406

81

3,777

3,254

2,185

3,777

3,289

3,113

3,113

2,530

4,023

3,777

4,460

82

3,830

3,297

2,210

3,830

3,327

3,174

3,174

2,552

4,112

3,830

4,514

83

3,883

3,341

2,234

3,883

3,365

3,235

3,235

2,575

4,201

3,883

4,568

84

3,936

3,384

2,258

3,936

3,402

3,295

3,295

2,597

4,290

3,936

4,622

85

3,989

3,428

2,282

3,989

3,440

3,356

3,356

2,619

4,379

3,989

4,675

86

4,042

3,471

2,307

4,042

3,478

3,417

3,417

2,641

4,469

4,042

4,729

87

4,095

3,515

2,331

4,095

3,516

3,478

3,478

2,663

4,558

4,095

4,783

88

4,148

3,558

2,355

4,148

3,553

3,539

3,539

2,685

4,647

4,148

4,837

89

4,201

3,602

2,379

4,201

3,591

3,599

3,599

2,707

4,737

4,201

4,891

90

4,254

3,645

2,404

4,254

3,629

3,660

3,660

2,729

4,826

4,254

4,945

91

4,307

3,689

2,428

4,307

3,666

3,721

3,721

2,751

4,915

4,307

4,999

92

4,360

3,733

2,452

4,360

3,704

3,782

3,782

2,774

5,005

4,360

5,053

93

4,413

3,776

2,477

4,413

3,742

3,843

3,843

2,796

5,094

4,413

5,107

94

4,466

3,820

2,501

4,466

3,780

3,903

3,903

2,818

5,183

4,466

5,161

95

4,519

3,863

2,525

4,519

3,817

3,964

3,964

2,840

5,273

4,519

5,215

96

4,572

3,907

2,549

4,572

3,855

4,025

4,025

2,862

5,362

4,572

5,269

97

4,625

3,951

2,574

4,625

3,893

4,086

4,086

2,884

5,452

4,625

5,323

98

4,679

3,994

2,598

4,679

3,930

4,147

4,147

2,906

5,541

4,679

5,377

99

4,732

4,038

2,622

4,732

3,968

4,207

4,207

2,929

5,631

4,732

5,431

100

4,785

4,082

2,647

4,785

4,006

4,268

4,268

2,951

5,720

4,785

5,485

101

4,838

4,125

2,671

4,838

4,044

4,329

4,329

2,973

5,810

4,838

5,539

102

4,891

4,169

2,695

4,891

4,081

4,390

4,390

2,995

5,899

4,891

5,593

103

4,944

4,213

2,720

4,944

4,119

4,451

4,451

3,032

5,989

4,944

5,647

104

4,997

4,257

2,744

4,997

4,157

4,512

4,512

3,073

6,079

4,997

5,702

105

5,051

4,300

2,768

5,051

4,195

4,573

4,573

3,114

6,168

5,051

5,756

106

5,104

4,344

2,793

5,104

4,232

4,633

4,633

3,155

6,258

5,104

5,810

107

5,157

4,388

2,817

5,157

4,270

4,694

4,694

3,196

6,348

5,157

5,864

108

5,210

4,432

2,841

5,210

4,308

4,755

4,755

3,237

6,437

5,210

5,918

109

5,264

4,475

2,866

5,264

4,345

4,816

4,816

3,278

6,527

5,264

5,973

110

5,317

4,519

2,890

5,317

4,383

4,877

4,877

3,319

6,617

5,317

6,027

111

5,370

4,563

2,914

5,370

4,421

4,938

4,938

3,361

6,706

5,370

6,081

112

5,423

4,607

2,939

5,423

4,459

4,999

4,999

3,402

6,796

5,423

6,135

113

5,477

4,650

2,963

5,477

4,496

5,059

5,059

3,443

6,886

5,477

6,189

114

5,530

4,694

2,987

5,530

4,534

5,120

5,120

3,484

6,976

5,530

6,244

115

5,583

4,738

3,012

5,583

4,572

5,181

5,181

3,525

7,066

5,583

6,298

116

5,637

4,782

3,036

5,637

4,610

5,242

5,242

3,566

7,155

5,637

6,352

117

5,690

4,826

3,060

5,690

4,647

5,303

5,303

3,607

7,245

5,690

6,406

118

5,743

4,869

3,085

5,743

4,685

5,364

5,364

3,648

7,335

5,743

6,460

119

5,797

4,913

3,109

5,797

4,723

5,425

5,425

3,689

7,425

5,797

6,514

120

5,850

4,957

3,133

5,850

4,760

5,486

5,486

3,730

7,515

5,850

6,569

121

5,904

5,001

3,158

5,904

4,798

5,547

5,547

3,771

7,605

5,904

6,623

122

5,956

5,044

3,182

5,956

4,836

5,607

5,607

3,812

7,693

5,956

6,677

123

6,009

5,088

3,206

6,009

4,874

5,668

5,668

3,853

7,782

6,009

6,731

124

6,061

5,131

3,230

6,061

4,911

5,729

5,729

3,895

7,871

6,061

6,785

125

6,114

5,175

3,254

6,114

4,949

5,789

5,789

3,936

7,959

6,114

6,839

126

6,167

5,218

3,278

6,167

4,987

5,850

5,850

3,977

8,048

6,167

6,892

127

6,219

5,261

3,302

6,219

5,025

5,911

5,911

4,017

8,137

6,219

6,945

128

6,272

5,304

3,326

6,272

5,062

5,971

5,971

4,058

8,225

6,272

6,999

129

6,324

5,347

3,350

6,324

5,100

6,032

6,032

4,098

8,314

6,324

7,052

130

6,377

5,390

3,374

6,377

5,138

6,093

6,093

4,139

8,403

6,377

7,106

131

6,430

5,433

3,398

6,430

5,175

6,153

6,153

4,179

8,491

6,430

7,159

132

6,482

5,476

3,422

6,482

5,213

6,214

6,214

4,219

8,580

6,482

7,212

133

6,535

5,520

3,446

6,535

5,251

6,274

6,274

4,260

8,669

6,535

7,266

134

6,588

5,563

3,470

6,588

5,289

6,335

6,335

4,300

8,757

6,588

7,319

135

6,640

5,606

3,494

6,640

5,326

6,396

6,396

4,341

8,846

6,640

7,373

136

6,693

5,649

3,518

6,693

5,364

6,456

6,456

4,381

8,935

6,693

7,426

137

6,745

5,692

3,542

6,745

5,402

6,517

6,517

4,422

9,023

6,745

7,479

138

6,798

5,735

3,566

6,798

5,439

6,578

6,578

4,462

9,112

6,798

7,533

139

6,851

5,778

3,590

6,851

5,477

6,638

6,638

4,503

9,201

6,851

7,586

140

6,903

5,821

3,614

6,903

5,515

6,699

6,699

4,543

9,289

6,903

7,639

141

6,956

5,864

3,638

6,956

5,553

6,760

6,760

4,584

9,378

6,956

7,693

142

7,008

5,908

3,662

7,008

5,590

6,820

6,820

4,624

9,467

7,008

7,746

143

7,061

5,951

3,686

7,061

5,628

6,881

6,881

4,664

9,555

7,061

7,800

144

7,114

5,994

3,709

7,114

5,666

6,942

6,942

4,705

9,644

7,114

7,853

145

7,166

6,037

3,733

7,166

5,704

7,002

7,002

4,745

9,733

7,166

7,906

146

7,219

6,080

3,757

7,219

5,741

7,063

7,063

4,786

9,821

7,219

7,960

147

7,272

6,123

3,781

7,272

5,779

7,124

7,124

4,826

9,910

7,272

8,013

148

7,324

6,166

3,805

7,324

5,817

7,184

7,184

4,867

9,999

7,324

8,067

149

7,377

6,209

3,829

7,377

5,854

7,245

7,245

4,907

10,087

7,377

8,120

150

7,429

6,252

3,853

7,429

5,892

7,305

7,305

4,948

10,176

7,429

8,173

151

7,482

6,296

3,877

7,482

5,930

7,366

7,366

4,988

10,265

7,482

8,227

152

7,535

6,339

3,901

7,535

5,968

7,427

7,427

5,029

10,353

7,535

8,280

153

7,587

6,382

3,925

7,587

6,005

7,487

7,487

5,069

10,442

7,587

8,333

154

7,640

6,425

3,949

7,640

6,043

7,548

7,548

5,110

10,531

7,640

8,387

155

7,692

6,468

3,973

7,692

6,081

7,609

7,609

5,150

10619

7,692

8,440

156

7,745

6,511

3,997

7,745

6,119

7,669

7,669

5,190

10,708

7,745

8,494

157

7,798

6,554

4,021

7,798

6,156

7,730

7,730

5,231

10,797

7,798

8,547

158

7,850

6,597

4,045

7,850

6,194

7,791

7,791

5,271

10,885

7,850

8,600

159

7,903

6,641

4,069

7,903

6,232

7,851

7,851

5,312

10,974

7,903

8,654

160

7,956

6,684

4,093

7,956

6,269

7,912

7,912

5,352

11,063

7,956

8,707

161

8,008

6,727

4,117

8,008

6,307

7,973

7,973

5,393

11,151

8,008

8,760

162

8,061

6,770

4,141

8,061

6,345

8,033

8,033

5,433

11,240

8,061

8,814

163

8,113

6,813

4,165

8,113

6,383

8,094

8,094

5,474

11,329

8,113

8,867

164

8,166

6,856

4,189

8,166

6,420

8,155

8,155

5,514

11,417

8,166

8,921

165

8,219

6,899

4,213

8,219

6,458

8,215

8,215

5,555

11,506

8,219

8,974

166

8,271

6,942

4,237

8,271

6,496

8,276

8,276

5,595

11,595

8,271

9,027

167

8,324

6,985

4,261

8,324

6,534

8,337

8,337

5,636

11,683

8,324

9,081

168

8,376

7,029

4,285

8,376

6,571

8,397

8,397

5,676

11,772

8,376

9,134

169

8,429

7,072

4,309

8,429

6,609

8,458

8,458

5,716

11,861

8,429

9,188

170

8,482

7,115

4,333

8,482

6,647

8,518

8,518

5,757

11,949

8,482

9,241

171

8,534

7,158

4,357

8,534

6,684

8,579

8,579

5,797

12,038

8,534

9,294

172

8,587

7,201

4,380

8,587

6,722

8,640

8,640

5,838

12,127

8,587

9,348

173

8,639

7,244

4,404

8,639

6,760

8,700

8,700

5,878

12,215

8,639

9,401

174

8,692

7,287

4,428

8,692

6,798

8,761

8,761

5,919

12,304

8,692

9,454

175

8,745

7,330

4,452

8,745

6,835

8,822

8,822

5,959

12,393

8,745

9,508

176

8,797

7,373

4,476

8,797

6,873

8,882

8,882

6,000

12,481

8,797

9,561

177

8,850

7,417

4,500

8,850

6,911

8,943

8,943

6,040

12,570

8,850

9,615

178

8,903

7,460

4,524

8,903

6,948

9,004

9,004

6,081

12,659

8,903

9,668

179

8,955

7,503

4,548

8,955

6,986

9,064

9,064

6,121

12,747

8,955

9,721

180

9,008

7,546

4,572

9,008

7,024

9,125

9,125

6,162

12,836

9,008

9,775

181

9,060

7,589

4,596

9,060

7,062

9,186

9,186

6,202

12,925

9,060

9,828

182

9,113

7,632

4,620

9,113

7,099

9,246

9,246

6,242

13,013

9,113

9,881

183

9,166

7,675

4,644

9,166

7,137

9,307

9,307

6,283

13,102

9,166

9,935

184

9,218

7,718

4,668

9,218

7,174

9,368

9,368

6,323

13,191

9,218

9,988

185

9,271

7,762

4,692

9,271

7,211

9,428

9,428

6,364

13,279

9,271

10,042

186

9,323

7,805

4,716

9,323

7,248

9,489

9,489

6,404

13,368

9,323

10,095

187

9,376

7,848

4,740

9,376

7,285

9,549

9,549

6,445

13,457

9,376

10,148

188

9,429

7,891

4,764

9,429

7,322

9,610

9,610

6,485

13,545

9,429

10,202

189

9,481

7,934

4,788

9,481

7,360

9,671

9,671

6,526

13,634

9,481

10,255

190

9,534

7,977

4,812

9,534

7,397

9,731

9,731

6,566

13,723

9,534

10,309

191

9,587

8,020

4,836

9,587

7,434

9,792

9,792

6,607

13,811

9,587

10,362

192

9,639

8,063

4,860

9,639

7,471

9,853

9,853

6,647

13,900

9,639

10,415

193

9,692

8,106

4,884

9,692

7,508

9,913

9,913

6,687

13,988

9,692

10,469

194

9,744

8,150

4,908

9,744

7,545

9,974

9,974

6,728

14,077

9,744

10,522

195

9,797

8,193

4,932

9,797

7,582

10,035

10,035

6,768

14,166

9,797

10,575

196

9,850

8,236

4,956

9,850

7,620

10,095

10,095

6,809

14,254

9,850

10,629

197

9,902

8,279

4,980

9,902

7,657

10,156

10,156

6,849

14,343

9,902

10,682

198

9,955

8,322

5,004

9,955

7,694

10,217

10,217

6,890

14,432

9,955

10,736

199

10,007

8,365

5,028

10,007

7,731

10,277

10,277

6,930

14,520

10,007

10,789

200

10,060

8,408

5,051

10,060

7,768

10,338

10,338

6,971

14,609

10,060

10,842

Cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off6

1

Where in a cracked trial or guilty plea the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1) as appropriate to the Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

a

the basic fee, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

b

the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

c

the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the basic fee appropriate to a cracked trial or a guilty plea is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the type of case and Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged.

Basic fees for cracked trials of guilty pleas (£)

Class of Offence

Type of case

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

Cracked trial

991.32

775.15

575.16

941.75

255.38

245.73

245.73

259.73

277.99

991.32

848.07

Guilty plea

745.63

609.44

485.38

708.34

202.41

214.59

214.59

209.28

191.34

745.63

702.29

Trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off7

1

Where in a trial the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2) as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

a

the basic fee, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (2);

b

the length of trial proxy, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (3);

c

the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

d

the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the basic fee appropriate to a trial is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the offence for which the assisted person is tried.

Basic fees for trials (£)

Class of Offence

Type of case

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

Trial

1608.31

1202.92

810.51

1527.89

386.54

391.89

391.89

392.05

391.72

1608.31

1130.76

3

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the length of trial proxy is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial.

Length of trial proxy

Trial Length in Days

Trial length proxy A

Trial length proxy B

Trial length proxy C

Trial length proxy D

Trial length proxy E

Trial length proxy F

Trial length proxy G

Trial length proxy H

Trial length proxy I

Trial length proxy J

Trial length proxy K

1

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

3

276.76

496.31

473.98

262.93

785.29

706.78

706.78

771.17

945.08

276.76

629.18

4

843.60

964.00

924.20

801.42

1,132.77

984.95

984.95

1,106.66

1,447.59

843.60

1,250.00

5

1,382.09

1,408.31

1,351.90

1,312.99

1,462.86

1,249.21

1,249.21

1,425.36

1,924.97

1,382.09

1,839.79

6

1,930.05

1,858.61

1,776.66

1,833.56

1,772.17

1,519.38

1,519.38

1,741.43

2,411.61

1,930.05

2,390.18

7

2,469.99

2,303.80

2,203.87

2,346.50

2,099.12

1,789.40

1,789.40

2,059.74

2,890.57

2,469.99

2,973.44

8

3,009.93

2,748.97

2,631.09

2,859.44

2,426.07

2,055.07

2,055.07

2,378.05

3,369.53

3,009.93

3,556.69

9

3,518.82

3,149.63

3,015.57

3,342.88

2,720.32

2,294.19

2,294.19

2,664.53

3,806.50

3,518.82

4,081.63

10

4,027.71

3,550.30

3,400.07

3,826.32

3,014.59

2,533.30

2,533.30

2,951.00

4,243.47

4,027.71

4,606.55

11

4,540.38

3,951.50

3,794.99

4,313.36

3,322.37

2,779.24

2,779.24

3,245.35

4,689.34

4,540.38

5,155.06

12

5,049.58

4,352.20

4,190.10

4,797.10

3,630.24

3,025.17

3,025.17

3,539.33

5,135.58

5,049.58

5,703.89

13

5,558.78

4,752.90

4,576.22

5,280.84

3,937.70

3,270.12

3,270.12

3,826.93

5,574.00

5,558.78

6,252.75

14

6,067.98

5,153.61

4,962.33

5,764.59

4,235.69

3,510.51

3,510.51

4,114.53

6,012.41

6,067.98

6,801.57

15

6,577.18

5,554.31

5,348.45

6,248.32

4,532.77

3,750.89

3,750.89

4,402.14

6,450.82

6,577.18

7,350.37

16

7,086.38

5,955.02

5,734.56

6,732.06

4,829.87

3,991.29

3,991.29

4,689.74

6,889.23

7,086.38

7,898.30

17

7,595.57

6,355.73

6,120.68

7,215.80

5,126.96

4,231.68

4,231.68

4,977.34

7,327.64

7,595.57

8,431.63

18

8,104.77

6,756.43

6,506.79

7,699.54

5,424.05

4,472.07

4,472.07

5,264.94

7,766.05

8,104.77

8,964.95

19

8,613.97

7,157.13

6,892.90

8,183.28

5721.14

4,712.46

4,712.46

5,552.54

8,204.46

8,613.97

9,498.27

20

9,123.17

7,557.84

7,279.02

8,667.02

6,018.23

4,952.85

4,952.85

5,840.14

8,642.88

9,123.17

10,031.60

21

9,642.08

7,927.97

7,596.29

9,159.97

6,263.74

5,149.52

5,149.52

6,076.67

9,003.14

9,642.08

10,564.93

22

10,160.89

8,298.07

7,913.63

9,652.84

6,509.26

5,346.28

5,346.28

6,313.31

9,363.42

10,160.89

11,098.26

23

10,670.92

8,668.15

8,231.00

10,137.38

6,747.46

5,543.04

5,543.04

6,549.95

9,723.73

10,670.92

11,631.58

24

11,180.95

9,029.83

8,548.37

10,621.91

6,985.68

5,739.80

5,739.80

6,786.59

10,080.08

11,180.95

12,164.91

25

11,691.00

9,391.50

8,864.09

11,106.44

7,223.89

5,936.55

5,936.55

7,019.41

10,431.95

11,691.00

12,698.24

26

12,201.03

9,753.17

9,174.28

11,590.99

7,462.10

6,133.31

6,133.31

7,250.40

10,783.83

12,201.03

13,231.57

27

12,711.06

10,114.85

9,484.49

12,075.51

7,700.31

6,330.07

6,330.07

7,481.38

11,135.70

12,711.06

13,764.89

28

13,221.10

10,476.53

9,794.68

12,560.05

7,938.53

6,526.83

6,526.83

7,712.37

11,487.57

13,221.10

14,298.22

29

13,731.14

10,838.20

10,104.88

13,044.58

8,176.73

6,721.29

6,721.29

7,943.34

11,839.46

13,731.14

14,831.54

30

14,241.17

11,199.87

10,415.07

13,529.11

8,414.94

6,914.62

6,914.62

8,174.32

12,191.33

14,241.17

15,364.87

31

14,751.21

11,561.55

10,725.27

14,013.65

8,653.16

7,107.96

7,107.96

8,405.31

12,543.20

14,751.21

15,898.20

32

15,261.24

11,923.23

11,035.47

14,498.18

8,891.37

7,301.29

7,301.29

8,636.29

12,895.08

15,261.24

16,431.52

33

15,771.29

12,284.90

11,345.67

14,982.72

9,129.58

7,494.62

7,494.62

8,867.28

13,246.95

15,771.29

16,964.85

34

16,281.32

12,646.57

11,655.86

15,467.26

9,367.79

7,687.96

7,687.96

9,098.26

13,598.83

16,281.32

17,498.18

35

16,791.35

13,008.25

11,966.06

15,951.79

9,606.00

7,881.29

7,881.29

9,329.24

13,950.71

16,791.35

18,031.51

36

17,301.39

13,369.92

12,276.26

16,436.32

9,844.21

8,074.63

8,074.63

9,560.22

14,302.58

17,301.39

18,564.83

37

17,811.43

13,731.60

12,586.46

16,920.86

10,082.43

8,267.96

8,267.96

9,791.21

14,654.45

17,811.43

19,098.16

38

18,321.46

14,093.27

12,896.66

17,405.39

10,320.64

8,461.29

8,461.29

10,022.19

15,006.33

18,321.46

19,631.49

39

18,831.50

14,454.94

13,206.85

17,889.92

10,558.84

8,654.63

8,654.63

10,253.17

15,358.20

18,831.50

20,164.82

40

19,312.20

14,785.90

13,329.94

18,346.59

10,654.34

8,797.55

8,797.55

10,353.05

15,651.51

19,312.20

20,674.95

41

19,795.51

15,119.38

13,454.39

18,805.74

10,752.37

8,940.76

8,940.76

10,454.14

15,946.54

19,795.51

21,188.86

42

20,278.95

15,452.95

13,578.88

19,265.01

10,850.45

9,083.97

9,083.97

10,555.27

16,241.65

20,278.95

21,702.94

43

20,762.51

15,786.64

13,703.38

19,724.39

10,948.58

9,227.20

9,227.20

10,656.41

16,536.81

20,762.51

22,217.20

44

21,246.19

16,120.43

13,827.90

20,183.88

11,046.75

9,370.43

9,370.43

10,757.57

16,832.03

21,246.19

22,731.63

45

21,729.98

16,454.31

13,952.45

20,643.48

11,144.95

9,513.67

9,513.67

10,858.77

17,127.33

21,729.98

23,246.22

46

22,213.90

16,788.30

14,077.02

21,103.21

11,243.21

9,656.92

9,656.92

10,959.97

17,422.67

22,213.90

23,761.00

47

22,697.92

17,122.39

14,201.62

21,563.03

11,341.51

9,800.18

9,800.18

11,061.21

17,718.09

22,697.92

24,275.94

48

23,182.08

17,456.59

14,326.24

22,022.98

11,439.86

9,943.44

9,943.44

11,162.47

18,013.57

23,182.08

24,791.06

49

23,666.34

17,790.89

14,450.89

22,483.03

11,538.24

10,086.71

10,086.71

11,263.74

18,309.10

23,666.34

25,306.34

50

24,150.72

18,125.29

14,575.55

22,943.19

11,636.66

10,230.00

10,230.00

11,365.05

18,604.70

24,150.72

25,821.80

51

24,635.23

18,459.79

14,700.25

23,403.47

11,735.14

10,373.29

10,373.29

11,466.37

18,900.37

24,635.23

26,337.44

52

25,119.85

18,794.39

14,824.96

23,863.86

11,833.66

10,516.60

10,516.60

11,567.72

19,196.09

25,119.85

26,853.24

53

25,604.59

19,129.10

14,949.70

24,324.37

11,932.22

10,659.90

10,659.90

11,669.09

19,491.87

25,604.59

27,369.22

54

26,089.45

19,463.91

15,074.46

24,784.97

12,030.83

10,803.22

10,803.22

11,770.48

19,787.72

26,089.45

27,885.37

55

26,574.42

19,798.82

15,199.24

25,245.69

12,129.47

10,946.54

10,946.54

11,871.89

20,083.63

26,574.42

28,401.69

56

27,059.51

20,133.84

15,324.06

25,706.54

12,228.16

11,089.88

11,089.88

11,973.33

20,379.61

27,059.51

28,918.19

57

27,544.72

20,468.95

15,448.89

26,167.49

12,326.89

11,233.23

11,233.23

12,074.78

20,675.64

27,544.72

29,434.86

58

28,030.05

20,804.17

15,573.74

26,628.55

12,425.63

11,376.58

11,376.58

12,176.26

20,971.74

28,030.05

29,951.69

59

28,515.50

21,139.50

15,698.63

27,089.73

12,524.37

11,519.94

11,519.94

12,277.77

21,267.90

28,515.50

30,468.71

60

29,001.06

21,474.92

15,823.53

27,551.00

12,623.11

11,663.31

11,663.31

12,379.29

21,564.12

29,001.06

30,985.90

61

29,486.75

21,810.44

15,948.46

28,012.41

12,721.86

11,806.69

11,806.69

12,480.84

21,860.41

29,486.75

31,503.25

62

29,972.54

22,146.08

16,073.41

28,473.92

12,820.60

11,950.07

11,950.07

12,582.42

22,156.76

29,972.54

32,020.78

63

30,458.47

22,481.80

16,198.38

28,935.55

12,919.34

12,093.46

12,093.46

12,684.01

22,453.17

30,458.47

32,538.49

64

30,944.50

22,817.64

16,323.39

29,397.28

13,018.08

12,236.87

12,236.87

12,785.63

22,749.63

30,944.50

33,056.36

65

31,430.66

23,153.57

16,448.41

29,859.12

13,116.82

12,380.28

12,380.28

12,887.26

23,046.17

31,430.66

33,574.41

66

31,916.93

23,489.62

16,573.46

30,321.09

13,215.56

12,523.70

12,523.70

12,988.92

23,342.77

31,916.93

34,092.62

67

32,403.32

23,825.76

16,698.52

30,783.16

13,314.30

12,667.13

12,667.13

13,090.60

23,639.42

32,403.32

34,611.01

68

32,889.83

24,162.01

16,823.62

31,245.34

13,413.04

12,810.57

12,810.57

13,192.31

23,936.14

32,889.83

35,129.58

69

33,376.46

24,498.35

16,948.73

31,707.63

13,511.78

12,954.02

12,954.02

13,294.04

24,232.93

33,376.46

35,648.31

70

33,863.20

24,834.80

17,073.87

32,170.04

13,610.52

13,097.48

13,097.48

13,395.79

24,529.77

33,863.20

36,167.23

71

34,350.07

25,171.35

17,199.04

32,632.57

13,709.26

13,240.94

13,240.94

13,497.57

24,826.68

34,350.07

36,686.31

72

34,837.05

25,508.01

17,324.22

33,095.20

13,808.00

13,384.42

13,384.42

13,599.36

25,123.65

34,837.05

37,205.57

73

35,324.14

25,844.77

17,449.44

33,557.95

13,906.74

13,527.90

13,527.90

13,701.17

25,420.68

35,324.14

37,724.99

74

35,811.36

26,181.63

17,574.67

34,020.80

14,005.48

13,671.39

13,671.39

13,803.02

25,717.78

35,811.36

38,244.59

75

36,298.70

26,518.59

17,699.93

34,483.76

14,104.22

13,814.89

13,814.89

13,904.89

26,014.94

36,298.70

38,764.36

76

36,786.15

26,855.65

17,825.21

34,946.85

14,202.96

13,958.39

13,958.39

14,006.77

26,312.15

36,786.15

39,284.30

77

37,273.73

27,192.82

17,950.52

35,410.04

14,301.70

14,101.91

14,101.91

14,108.67

26,609.43

37,273.73

39,804.42

78

37,761.41

27,530.09

18,075.85

35,873.35

14,400.44

14,245.43

14,245.43

14,210.60

26,906.77

37,761.41

40,324.71

79

38,249.23

27,867.46

18,201.20

36,336.77

14,499.18

14,388.97

14,388.97

14,312.56

27,204.19

38,249.23

40,845.17

80

38,737.15

28,204.93

18,326.58

36,800.29

14,597.92

14,532.51

14,532.51

14,414.54

27,501.65

38,737.15

41,365.80

81

39,225.19

28,542.51

18,451.97

37,263.94

14,696.66

14,676.06

14,676.06

14,516.54

27,799.18

39,225.19

41,886.60

82

39,713.35

28,880.19

18,577.40

37,727.69

14,795.40

14,819.62

14,819.62

14,618.55

28,096.77

39,713.35

42,407.58

83

40,201.63

29,217.97

18,702.85

38,191.56

14,894.14

14,963.18

14,963.18

14,720.60

28,394.43

40,201.63

42,928.73

84

40,690.03

29,555.86

18,828.31

38,655.53

14,992.89

15,106.77

15,106.77

14,822.66

28,692.14

40,690.03

43,450.06

85

41,178.54

29,893.84

18,953.81

39,119.62

15,091.63

15,250.35

15,250.35

14,924.75

28,989.92

41,178.54

43,971.55

86

41,667.18

30,231.93

19,079.34

39,583.83

15,190.37

15,393.94

15,393.94

15,026.86

29,287.77

41,667.18

44,493.22

87

42,155.93

30,570.12

19,204.88

40,048.14

15,289.11

15,537.54

15,537.54

15,129.00

29,585.68

42,155.93

45,015.06

88

42,644.81

30,908.42

19,330.44

40,512.57

15,387.85

15,681.16

15,681.16

15,231.15

29,883.64

42,644.81

45,537.07

89

43,133.80

31,246.81

19,456.03

40,977.11

15,486.59

15,824.77

15,824.77

15,333.33

30,181.67

43,133.80

46,059.26

90

43,622.90

31,585.31

19,581.64

41,441.75

15,585.33

15,968.40

15,968.40

15,435.52

30,479.76

43,622.90

46,581.62

91

44,112.13

31,923.91

19,707.28

41,906.52

15,684.07

16,112.04

16,112.04

15,537.75

30,777.91

44,112.13

47,104.14

92

44,601.46

32,262.61

19,832.94

42,371.40

15,782.81

16,255.69

16,255.69

15,639.99

31,076.13

44,601.46

47,626.84

93

45,090.93

32,601.42

19,958.62

42,836.38

15,881.55

16,399.34

16,399.34

15,742.26

31,374.41

45,090.93

48,149.72

94

45,580.50

32,940.33

20,084.33

43,301.48

15,980.29

16,543.00

16,543.00

15,844.55

31,672.75

45,580.50

48,672.77

95

46,070.20

33,279.34

20,210.06

43,766.69

16,079.03

16,686.67

16,686.67

15,946.87

31,971.15

46,070.20

49,195.98

96

46,560.02

33,618.46

20,335.82

44,232.02

16,177.77

16,830.35

16,830.35

16,049.19

32,269.62

46,560.02

49,719.38

97

47,049.95

33,957.68

20,461.60

44,697.46

16,276.51

16,974.04

16,974.04

16,151.51

32,568.14

47,049.95

50,242.94

98

47,540.00

34,297.00

20,587.40

45,163.00

16,375.25

17,117.74

17,117.74

16,253.84

32,866.73

47,540.00

50,766.68

99

48,030.17

34,636.42

20,713.23

45,628.66

16,473.99

17,261.45

17,261.45

16,356.16

33,165.39

48,030.17

51,290.59

100

48,520.45

34,975.94

20,839.07

46,094.43

16,572.73

17,405.16

17,405.16

16,458.49

33,464.09

48,520.45

51,814.66

101

49,010.86

35,315.57

20,964.94

46,560.32

16,671.47

17,548.89

17,548.89

16,560.81

33,762.88

49,010.86

52,338.92

102

49,501.38

35,655.29

21,090.84

47,026.31

16,770.21

17,692.61

17,692.61

16,663.13

34,061.71

49,501.38

52,863.34

103

49,992.03

35,995.12

21,216.77

47,492.43

16,868.95

17,836.35

17,836.35

16,765.46

34,360.61

49,992.03

53,387.95

104

50,482.78

36,335.06

21,342.70

47,958.65

16,967.69

17,980.10

17,980.10

16,867.78

34,659.57

50,482.78

53,912.71

105

50,973.66

36,675.10

21,468.63

48,424.97

17,066.43

18,123.86

18,123.86

16,970.10

34,958.60

50,973.66

54,437.66

106

51,464.66

37,015.23

21,594.56

48,891.42

17,165.17

18,267.63

18,267.63

17,072.43

35,257.69

51,464.66

54,962.66

107

51,955.77

37,355.44

21,720.49

49,357.97

17,263.91

18,411.40

18,411.40

17,174.75

35,556.84

51,955.77

55,487.65

108

52,447.00

37,695.64

21,846.43

49,824.66

17,362.66

18,555.18

18,555.18

17,277.07

35,856.05

52,447.00

56,012.65

109

52,938.35

38,035.85

21,972.36

50,291.43

17,461.40

18,698.98

18,698.98

17,379.40

36,155.33

52,938.35

56,537.64

110

53,429.81

38,376.05

22,098.29

50,758.32

17,560.14

18,842.77

18,842.77

17,481.72

36,454.66

53,429.81

57,062.64

111

53,921.40

38,716.26

22,224.22

51,225.34

17,658.88

18,986.59

18,986.59

17,584.04

36,754.06

53,921.40

57,587.63

112

54,413.10

39,056.46

22,350.15

51,692.45

17,757.62

19,130.40

19,130.40

17,686.37

37,053.52

54,413.10

58,112.63

113

54,904.92

39,396.66

22,476.09

52,159.69

17,856.36

19,274.23

19,274.23

17,788.69

37,353.05

54,904.92

58,637.63

114

55,396.86

39,736.87

22,602.02

52,627.02

17,955.10

19,418.07

19,418.07

17,891.01

37,652.64

55,396.86

59,162.62

115

55,888.92

40,077.07

22,727.95

53,094.47

18,053.84

19,561.91

19,561.91

17,993.34

37,952.28

55,888.92

59,687.62

116

56,381.10

40,417.28

22,853.88

53,562.04

18,152.58

19,705.76

19,705.76

18,095.66

38,251.99

56,381.10

60,212.61

117

56,873.39

40,757.48

22,979.81

54,029.72

18,251.32

19,849.62

19,849.62

18,197.98

38,551.77

56,873.39

60,737.61

118

57,365.80

41,097.69

23,105.74

54,497.51

18,350.06

19,993.49

19,993.49

18,300.31

38,851.60

57,365.80

61,262.60

119

57,858.33

41,437.89

23,231.68

54,965.41

18,448.80

20,137.37

20,137.37

18,402.63

39,151.50

57,858.33

61,787.60

120

58,350.98

41,778.09

23,357.61

55,433.43

18,547.54

20,281.26

20,281.26

18,504.95

39,451.46

58,350.98

62,312.60

121

58,843.74

42,118.30

23,483.54

55,901.56

18,646.28

20,425.15

20,425.15

18,607.28

39,751.48

58,843.74

62,837.59

122

59,329.22

42,458.50

23,609.47

56,362.76

18,745.02

20,568.43

20,568.43

18,709.60

40,047.31

59,329.22

63,362.59

123

59,814.69

42,798.71

23,735.40

56,823.97

18,843.76

20,711.70

20,711.70

18,811.92

40,343.13

59,814.69

63,887.58

124

60,300.17

43,134.92

23,859.50

57,285.16

18,942.50

20,854.97

20,854.97

18,914.25

40,638.96

60,300.17

64,411.56

125

60,785.64

43,470.02

23,983.54

57,746.36

19,041.24

20,998.25

20,998.25

19,016.57

40,934.79

60,785.64

64,928.68

126

61,271.11

43,805.11

24,107.58

58,207.57

19,139.98

21,141.51

21,141.51

19,118.83

41,230.61

61,271.11

65,445.80

127

61,756.60

44,140.22

24,231.63

58,668.77

19,238.72

21,284.79

21,284.79

19,219.63

41,526.44

61,756.60

65,962.93

128

62,242.07

44,475.32

24,355.67

59,129.97

19,337.46

21,428.07

21,428.07

19,320.42

41,822.27

62,242.07

66,480.04

129

62,727.54

44,810.42

24,479.71

59,591.17

19,436.20

21,571.34

21,571.34

19,421.20

42,118.09

62,727.54

66,997.17

130

63,213.02

45,145.52

24,603.75

60,052.37

19,534.94

21,714.61

21,714.61

19,521.99

42,413.92

63,213.02

67,514.29

131

63,698.49

45,480.62

24,727.80

60,513.57

19,633.69

21,857.89

21,857.89

19,622.78

42,709.75

63,698.49

68,031.40

132

64,183.97

45,815.73

24,851.84

60,974.77

19,732.43

22,001.16

22,001.16

19,723.57

43,005.57

64,183.97

68,548.53

133

64,669.45

46,150.83

24,975.88

61,435.97

19,831.17

22,144.43

22,144.43

19,824.36

43,301.40

64,669.45

69,065.65

134

65,154.92

46,485.92

25,099.92

61,897.17

19,929.91

22,287.70

22,287.70

19,925.15

43,597.23

65,154.92

69,582.77

135

65,640.39

46,821.03

25,223.97

62,358.37

20,028.65

22,430.98

22,430.98

20,025.93

43,893.06

65,640.39

70,099.89

136

66,125.87

47,156.13

25,348.02

62,819.57

20,127.39

22,574.26

22,574.26

20,126.72

44,188.89

66,125.87

70,617.01

137

66,611.34

47,491.23

25,472.06

63,280.77

20,226.13

22,717.52

22,717.52

20,227.51

44,484.71

66,611.34

71,134.14

138

67,096.82

47,826.33

25,596.10

63,741.98

20,324.87

22,860.80

22,860.80

20,328.30

44,780.54

67,096.82

71,651.25

139

67,582.29

48,161.43

25,720.14

64,203.18

20,423.61

23,004.08

23,004.08

20,429.09

45,076.37

67,582.29

72,168.37

140

68,067.77

48,496.54

25,844.19

64,664.38

20,522.35

23,147.34

23,147.34

20,529.88

45,372.20

68,067.77

72,685.50

141

68,553.24

48,831.63

25,968.23

65,125.58

20,621.09

23,290.62

23,290.62

20,630.66

45,668.02

68,553.24

73,202.61

142

69,038.71

49,166.74

26,092.27

65,586.78

20,719.83

23,433.90

23,433.90

20,731.46

45,963.85

69,038.71

73,719.74

143

69,524.20

49,501.84

26,216.31

66,047.99

20,818.57

23,577.17

23,577.17

20,832.25

46,259.68

69,524.20

74,236.86

144

70,009.67

49,836.94

26,340.36

66,509.19

20,917.31

23,720.44

23,720.44

20,933.03

46,555.50

70,009.67

74,753.97

145

70,495.14

50,172.04

26,464.40

66,970.38

21,016.05

23,863.71

23,863.71

21,033.82

46,851.33

70,495.14

75,271.10

146

70,980.62

50,507.14

26,588.44

67,431.59

21,114.79

24,006.99

24,006.99

21,134.60

47,147.16

70,980.62

75,788.22

147

71,466.09

50,842.25

26,712.49

67,892.79

21,213.53

24,150.26

24,150.26

21,235.40

47,442.98

71,466.09

76,305.34

148

71,951.57

51,177.34

26,836.53

68,354.00

21,312.27

24,293.53

24,293.53

21,336.19

47,738.81

71,951.57

76,822.46

149

72,437.05

51,512.44

26,960.57

68,815.19

21,411.01

24,436.81

24,436.81

21,436.97

48,034.64

72,437.05

77,339.58

150

72,922.52

51,847.55

27,084.61

69,276.39

21,509.75

24,580.09

24,580.09

21,537.76

48,330.46

72,922.52

77,856.71

151

73,407.99

52,182.65

27,208.66

69,737.60

21,608.49

24,723.35

24,723.35

21,638.55

48,626.29

73,407.99

78,373.82

152

73,893.47

52,517.74

27,332.70

70,198.80

21,707.23

24,866.63

24,866.63

21,739.34

48,922.12

73,893.47

78,890.94

153

74,378.94

52,852.85

27,456.74

70,660.00

21,805.97

25,009.91

25,009.91

21,840.13

49,217.94

74,378.94

79,408.07

154

74,864.42

53,187.95

27,580.78

71,121.20

21,904.71

25,153.17

25,153.17

21,940.92

49,513.77

74,864.42

79,925.18

155

75,349.90

53,523.06

27,704.83

71,582.40

22,003.46

25,296.45

25,296.45

22,041.70

49,809.60

75,349.90

80,442.31

156

75,835.37

53,858.15

27,828.87

72,043.61

22,102.20

25,439.72

25,439.72

22,142.49

50,105.42

75,835.37

80,959.43

157

76,320.84

54,193.25

27,952.91

72,504.80

22,200.94

25,583.00

25,583.00

22,243.29

50,401.25

76,320.84

81,476.54

158

76,806.32

54,528.36

28,076.95

72,966.01

22,299.68

25,726.27

25,726.27

22,344.07

50,697.08

76,806.32

81,993.67

159

77,291.80

54,863.46

28,201.00

73,427.21

22,398.42

25,869.54

25,869.54

22,444.86

50,992.90

77,291.80

82,510.79

160

77,777.27

55,198.56

28,325.05

73,888.41

22,497.16

26,012.82

26,012.82

22,545.65

51,288.73

77,777.27

83,027.91

161

78,262.75

55,533.66

28,449.09

74,349.61

22,595.90

26,156.09

26,156.09

22,646.43

51,584.56

78,262.75

83,545.03

162

78,748.22

55,868.76

28,573.13

74,810.81

22,694.64

26,299.36

26,299.36

22,747.23

51,880.38

78,748.22

84,062.15

163

79,233.69

56,203.86

28,697.17

75,272.02

22,793.38

26,442.64

26,442.64

22,848.02

52,176.21

79,233.69

84,579.28

164

79,719.17

56,538.96

28,821.22

75,733.22

22,892.12

26,585.91

26,585.91

22,948.80

52,472.04

79,719.17

85,096.39

165

80,204.65

56,874.07

28,945.26

76,194.41

22,990.86

26,729.18

26,729.18

23,049.59

52,767.86

80,204.65

85,613.51

166

80,690.12

57,209.17

29,069.30

76,655.62

23,089.60

26,872.46

26,872.46

23,150.38

53,063.69

80,690.12

86,130.64

167

81,175.59

57,544.26

29,193.34

77,116.82

23,188.34

27,015.73

27,015.73

23,251.17

53,359.52

81,175.59

86,647.75

168

81,661.07

57,879.37

29,317.39

77,578.03

23,287.08

27,159.00

27,159.00

23,351.96

53,655.34

81,661.07

87,164.88

169

82,146.54

58,214.47

29,441.43

78,039.22

23,385.82

27,302.28

27,302.28

23,452.75

53,951.17

82,146.54

87,682.00

170

82,632.02

58,549.57

29,565.47

78,500.42

23,484.56

27,445.55

27,445.55

23,553.53

54,247.00

82,632.02

88,199.11

171

83,117.50

58,884.67

29,689.51

78,961.63

23,583.30

27,588.83

27,588.83

23,654.32

54,542.83

83,117.50

88,716.24

172

83,602.97

59,219.77

29,813.56

79,422.83

23,682.04

27,732.10

27,732.10

23,755.11

54,838.66

83,602.97

89,233.36

173

84,088.44

59,554.88

29,937.60

79,884.03

23,780.78

27,875.37

27,875.37

23,855.90

55,134.49

84,088.44

89,750.49

174

84,573.92

59,889.97

30,061.64

80,345.23

23,879.52

28,018.65

28,018.65

23,956.69

55,430.31

84,573.92

90,267.60

175

85,059.40

60,225.07

30,185.69

80,806.43

23,978.26

28,161.92

28,161.92

24,057.47

55,726.14

85,059.40

90,784.72

176

85,544.87

60,560.18

30,309.73

81,267.63

24,077.00

28,305.19

28,305.19

24,158.26

56,021.97

85,544.87

91,301.85

177

86,030.35

60,895.28

30,433.77

81,728.83

24,175.74

28,448.47

28,448.47

24,259.06

56,317.79

86,030.35

91,818.96

178

86,515.82

61,230.38

30,557.81

82,190.03

24,274.49

28,591.74

28,591.74

24,359.84

56,613.62

86,515.82

92,336.09

179

87,001.29

61,565.48

30,681.86

82,651.23

24,373.23

28,735.01

28,735.01

24,460.63

56,909.45

87,001.29

92,853.21

180

87,486.77

61,900.58

30,805.90

83,112.43

24,471.97

28,878.29

28,878.29

24,561.42

57,205.27

87,486.77

93,370.32

181

87,972.25

62,235.69

30,929.95

83,573.63

24,570.71

29,021.56

29,021.56

24,662.20

57,501.10

87,972.25

93,887.45

182

88,457.72

62,570.78

31,053.99

84,034.83

24,669.45

29,164.83

29,164.83

24,763.00

57,796.93

88,457.72

94,404.57

183

88,943.20

62,905.89

31,178.03

84,496.04

24,766.77

29,308.11

29,308.11

24,863.79

58,092.75

88,943.20

94,921.69

184

89,428.67

63,240.99

31,302.08

84,957.24

24,864.03

29,451.38

29,451.38

24,964.57

58,388.58

89,428.67

95,438.81

185

89,914.14

63,576.09

31,426.12

85,418.43

24,961.29

29,594.66

29,594.66

25,065.36

58,684.41

89,914.14

95,955.93

186

90,399.63

63,911.19

31,550.16

85,879.64

25,058.55

29,737.93

29,737.93

25,166.15

58,980.23

90,399.63

96,473.06

187

90,885.10

64,246.29

31,674.20

86,340.84

25,155.81

29,881.20

29,881.20

25,266.94

59,276.06

90,885.10

96,990.17

188

91,370.57

64,581.39

31,798.25

86,802.05

25,253.07

30,024.48

30,024.48

25,367.73

59,571.89

91,370.57

97,507.29

189

91,856.04

64,916.49

31,922.29

87,263.24

25,350.33

30,167.74

30,167.74

25,468.52

59,867.71

91,856.04

98,024.42

190

92,341.52

65,251.59

32,046.33

87,724.44

25,447.59

30,311.02

30,311.02

25,569.30

60,163.54

92,341.52

98,541.53

191

92,827.00

65,586.70

32,170.37

88,185.65

25,544.85

30,454.30

30,454.30

25,670.09

60,459.37

92,827.00

99,058.66

192

93,312.47

65,921.80

32,294.42

88,646.85

25,642.11

30,597.57

30,597.57

25,770.89

60,755.19

93,312.47

99,575.78

193

93,797.95

66,256.89

32,418.46

89,108.05

25,739.37

30,740.84

30,740.84

25,871.67

61,051.02

93,797.95

100,092.89

194

94,283.42

66,592.00

32,542.50

89,569.25

25,836.63

30,884.12

30,884.12

25,972.46

61,346.85

94,283.42

100,610.02

195

94,768.89

66,927.10

32,666.54

90,030.45

25,933.89

31,027.39

31,027.39

26,073.25

61,642.67

94,768.89

101,127.14

196

95,254.37

67,262.20

32,790.59

90,491.66

26,031.15

31,170.66

31,170.66

26,174.03

61,938.50

95,254.37

101,644.26

197

95,739.85

67,597.30

32,914.63

90,952.85

26,128.41

31,313.93

31,313.93

26,274.83

62,234.33

95,739.85

102,161.38

198

96,225.32

67,932.40

33,038.67

91,414.06

26,225.67

31,457.21

31,457.21

26,375.62

62,530.15

96,225.32

102,678.50

199

96,710.80

68,267.51

33,162.71

91,875.26

26,322.93

31,600.49

31,600.49

26,476.40

62,825.98

96,710.80

103,195.63

200

97,196.27

68,602.60

33,286.76

92,336.46

26,420.19

31,743.75

31,743.75

26,577.19

63,121.81

97,196.27

103,712.74

Cracked trials and guilty pleas where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off8

1

Where in a cracked trial or guilty plea the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1) as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

a

the final fee, calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

b

the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

c

the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the final fee payable to a litigator in a cracked trial or guilty plea is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

F=I+(D×i)math

Where—

  • F is the amount of the final fee;

  • I is the initial fee specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence;

  • D is the difference between—

    1. i

      the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case; and

    2. ii

      the lower number in the PPE range as specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case;

  • i is the incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case.

Table of final fees in cracked trials

Class of Offence

PPE Range

Initial Fee (£)

Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)

A

0-79

991.32

0

A

80-249

991.32

11.7216

A

250-999

2,983.99

7.3571

A

1000-2799

8,501.81

4.3001

A

2800-4599

16,241.92

4.3001

A

4600-6399

23,982.04

3.4135

A

6400-8199

30,126.41

3.4135

A

8200-9999

36,270.78

3.4135

A

10,000

42,411.74

0

B

0-69

777.15

0

B

70-249

777.15

8.5755

B

250-999

2,320.73

4.0137

B

1000-2799

5,331.02

2.6733

B

2800-4599

10,143.02

2.6733

B

4600-6399

14,955.02

2.2478

B

6400-8199

19,001.08

2.2478

B

8200-9999

23,047.12

2.2478

B

10,000

27,090.92

0

C

0-39

575.17

0

C

40-249

575.17

4.2997

C

250-999

1,478.10

2.4611

C

1000-2799

3,323.90

1.5674

C

2800-4599

6,145.18

1.5674

C

4600-6399

8,966.46

1.5674

C

6400-8199

11,787.74

1.5674

C

8200-9999

14,609.03

1.5674

C

10,000

17,428.74

0

D

0-79

941.75

0

D

80-249

941.75

11.1082

D

250-999

2,830.14

6.6941

D

1000-2799

7,850.70

3.9525

D

2800-4599

14,965.19

3.9525

D

4600-6399

22,079.68

3.2433

D

6400-8199

27,917.58

3.2433

D

8200-9999

33,755.47

3.2433

D

10,000

39,590.12

0

E

0-39

255.38

0

E

40-249

255.38

5.0432

E

250-999

1,314.44

1.5958

E

1000-2799

2,511.28

0.6689

E

2800-4599

3,715.35

0.6689

E

4600-6399

4,919.42

0.6689

E

6400-8199

6,123.50

0.6689

E

8200-9999

7,327.57

0.6689

E

10,000

8,530.97

0

F

0-49

245.72

0

F

50-249

245.72

4.8400

F

250-999

1,213.73

1.9622

F

1000-2799

2,685.36

0.7636

F

2800-4599

4,059.91

0.7636

F

4600-6399

5,434.46

0.7636

F

6400-8199

6,809.00

0.7636

F

8200-9999

8,183.55

0.7636

F

10,000

9,557.33

0

G

0-49

245.72

0

G

50-249

245.72

4.8400

G

250-999

1,213.73

1.9622

G

1000-2799

2,685.36

0.7636

G

2800-4599

4,059.91

0.7636

G

4600-6399

5,434.46

0.7636

G

6400-8199

6,809.00

0.7636

G

8200-9999

8,183.55

0.7636

G

10,000

9,557.33

0

H

0-39

259.73

0

H

40-249

259.73

4.6685

H

250-999

1,240.12

1.7046

H

1000-2799

2,518.58

0.7626

H

2800-4599

3,891.28

0.7626

H

4600-6399

5,263.97

0.7626

H

6400-8199

6,636.67

0.7626

H

8200-9999

8,009.37

0.7626

H

10,000

9,381.30

0

I

0-39

278.00

0

I

40-249

278.00

6.4873

I

250-999

1,640.33

2.5353

I

1000-2799

3,541.82

0.9835

I

2800-4599

5,312.17

0.9835

I

4600-6399

7,082.51

0.9835

I

6400-8199

8,852.85

0.9835

I

8200-9999

10,623.20

0.9835

I

10,000

12,392.55

0

J

0-79

991.32

0

J

80-249

991.32

11.7216

J

250-999

2,983.99

7.3571

J

1000-2799

8,501.81

4.3001

J

2800-4599

16,241.92

4.3001

J

4600-6399

23,982.04

3.4135

J

6400-8199

30,126.41

3.4135

J

8200-9999

36,270.78

3.4135

J

10,000

42,411.74

0

K

0-119

848.07

0

K

120-249

848.07

7.1738

K

250-999

1,780.66

5.5001

K

1000-2799

5,905.73

4.8159

K

2800-4599

14,574.29

4.8159

K

4600-6399

23,242.87

4.1067

K

6400-8199

30,634.84

4.1067

K

8200-9999

38,026.81

4.1066

K

10,000

45,414.67

0

Table of final fees in guilty pleas

Class of Offence

PPE Range

Initial Fee (£)

Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)

A

0-79

745.63

0

A

80-399

745.63

6.1572

A

400-999

2,715.93

3.2471

A

1000-2799

4,664.21

2.0766

A

2800-4599

8,402.07

2.0766

A

4600-6399

12,139.92

1.2255

A

6400-8199

14,345.86

1.2255

A

8200-9999

16,551.81

1.2255

A

10,000

18,756.53

0

B

0-69

609.44

0

B

70-399

609.44

4.9497

B

400-999

2,242.84

2.4934

B

1000-2799

3,738.90

1.5916

B

2800-4599

6,603.75

1.5916

B

4600-6399

9,468.61

1.1661

B

6400-8199

11,567.51

1.1661

B

8200-9999

13,666.41

1.1661

B

10,000

15,764.14

0

C

0-39

485.38

0

C

40-399

485.38

2.9193

C

400-999

1,536.31

1.5971

C

1000-2799

2,494.54

0.8668

C

2800-4599

4,054.72

0.8668

C

4600-6399

5,614.91

0.8668

C

6400-8199

7,175.10

0.8668

C

8200-9999

8,735.29

0.8668

C

10,000

10,294.60

0

D

0-79

708.34

0

D

80-399

708.34

5.7339

D

400-999

2,543.19

3.0095

D

1000-2799

4,348.90

1.8739

D

2800-4599

7,721.86

1.8739

D

4600-6399

11,094.83

1.1647

D

6400-8199

13,191.21

1.1646

D

8200-9999

15,287.57

1.1647

D

10,000

17,382.78

0

E

0-39

202.41

0

E

40-399

202.41

3.2041

E

400-999

1,355.88

1.3732

E

1000-2799

2,179.80

0.5057

E

2800-4599

3,090.08

0.5057

E

4600-6399

4,000.36

0.5057

E

6400-8199

4,910.64

0.5057

E

8200-9999

5,820.92

0.5057

E

10,000

6,730.69

0

F

0-49

214.59

0

F

50-399

214.59

3.1058

F

400-999

1,301.62

1.0840

F

1000-2799

1,952.01

0.3488

F

2800-4599

2,579.80

0.3488

F

4600-6399

3,207.59

0.3488

F

6400-8199

3,835.38

0.3488

F

8200-9999

4,463.17

0.3488

F

10,000

5,090.61

0

G

0-49

214.59

0

G

50-399

214.59

3.1058

G

400-999

1,301.62

1.0840

G

1000-2799

1,952.01

0.3488

G

2800-4599

2,579.80

0.3488

G

4600-6399

3,207.59

0.3488

G

6400-8199

3,835.38

0.3488

G

8200-9999

4,463.17

0.3488

G

10,000

5,090.61

0

H

0-39

209.28

0

H

40-399

209.28

3.0613

H

400-999

1,311.33

1.0852

H

1000-2799

1,962.46

0.3465

H

2800-4599

2,586.14

0.3465

H

4600-6399

3,209.84

0.3465

H

6400-8199

3,833.53

0.3465

H

8200-9999

4,457.23

0.3465

H

10,000

5,080.55

0

I

0-39

191.34

0

I

40-399

191.34

3.4214

I

400-999

1,423.04

1.4936

I

1000-2799

2,319.22

0.5581

I

2800-4599

3,323.86

0.5581

I

4600-6399

4,328.49

0.5581

I

6400-8199

5,333.13

0.5581

I

8200-9999

6,337.78

0.5581

I

10,000

7,341.86

0

J

0-79

745.63

0

J

80-399

745.63

6.1572

J

400-999

2,715.93

3.2471

J

1000-2799

4,664.21

2.0766

J

2800-4599

8,402.07

2.0766

J

4600-6399

12,139.92

1.2255

J

6400-8199

14,345.86

1.2255

J

8200-9999

16,551.81

1.2255

J

10,000

18,756.53

0

K

0-119

702.29

0

K

120-399

702.29

5.7624

K

400-999

2,315.76

3.2075

K

1000-2799

4,240.26

2.9871

K

2800-4599

9,617.04

2.9871

K

4600-6399

14,993.82

2.2779

K

6400-8199

19,094.01

2.2779

K

8200-9999

23,194.20

2.2779

K

10,000

27,292.10

0

Trials where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off9

1

Where in a trial the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off figure specified in the table following paragraph 5(2) as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

a

the final fee, calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

b

the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

c

the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

2

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the final fee is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

F=I+(D×i)math

Where—

  • F is the amount of the final fee;

  • I is the initial fee specified in the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence;

  • D is the difference between—

    1. i

      the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case; and

    2. ii

      the lower number in the PPE range as specified in the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case;

  • i is the incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence specified in the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case.

Table of final fees in trials

Class of Offence

PPE Range

Initial Fee (£)

Incremental fee per page (£)

A

0-79

1,608.31

0

A

80-209

1,608.31

18.1662

A

210-699

3,969.91

13.8717

A

700-1049

10,767.03

11.6431

A

1050-1999

14,842.10

10.0960

A

2000-3599

24,433.34

9.2271

A

3600-5199

39,196.75

9.2271

A

5200-6799

53,960.15

9.2271

A

6800-8399

68,723.57

9.2271

A

8400-9999

83,486.98

9.2272

A

10,000

98,241.16

0

B

0-69

1,202.92

0

B

70-199

1,202.92

14.0353

B

200-499

3,027.51

12.5398

B

500-899

6,789.46

10.5557

B

900-1299

11,011.74

8.8680

B

1300-1999

14,558.94

7.7722

B

2000-3299

19,999.46

7.7722

B

3300-4999

30,103.28

7.7722

B

5000-5999

43,315.97

7.7722

B

6000-7999

51,088.14

7.7722

B

8000-8999

66,632.48

7.7722

B

9000-9999

74,404.65

7.7722

B

10,000

82,169.05

0

C

0-39

810.51

0

C

40-299

810.51

11.5783

C

300-799

3,820.87

10.1155

C

800-1249

8,878.62

8.4660

C

1250-1999

12,688.32

7.4854

C

2000-3199

18,302.39

5.1761

C

3200-4559

24,513.74

5.1761

C

4560-5919

31,553.29

5.1761

C

5920-7279

38,592.83

5.1761

C

7280-8639

45,632.37

5.1761

C

8640-9999

52,671.91

5.1762

C

10,000

59,706.30

0

D

0-79

1,527.89

0

D

80-209

1,527.89

17.2578

D

210-699

3,771.41

13.1781

D

700-1049

10,228.68

11.0609

D

1050-1999

14,100.00

9.5912

D

2000-3599

23,211.67

8.7658

D

3600-5199

37,236.90

8.7658

D

5200-6799

51,262.14

8.7658

D

6800-8399

65,287.39

8.7658

D

8400-9999

79,312.63

8.7658

D

10,000

93,329.10

0

E

0-39

386.54

0

E

40-69

386.54

10.4287

E

70-129

699.40

9.3950

E

130-599

1,263.10

9.0869

E

600-1349

5,533.96

5.9649

E

1350-2999

10,007.63

2.6174

E

3000-4749

14,326.32

2.6174

E

4750-6499

18,906.75

2.6174

E

6500-8249

23,487.17

2.6174

E

8250-9999

28,067.60

2.6174

E

10,000

32,645.40

0

F

0-49

391.89

0

F

50-229

391.89

8.0098

F

230-699

1,833.66

7.6326

F

700-1399

5,420.98

6.1357

F

1400-1949

9,715.95

4.7354

F

1950-3549

12,320.41

2.3624

F

3550-5149

16,100.18

2.3624

F

5150-6749

19,879.95

2.3624

F

6750-8349

23,659.72

2.3624

F

8350-9999

27,439.49

2.3624

F

10,000

31,335.02

0

G

0-49

391.89

0

G

50-229

391.89

8.0098

G

230-699

1,833.66

7.6326

G

700-1399

5,420.98

6.1357

G

1400-1949

9,715.95

4.7354

G

1950-3549

12,320.41

2.3624

G

3550-5149

16,100.18

2.3624

G

5150-6749

19,879.95

2.3624

G

6750-8349

23,659.72

2.3624

G

8350-9999

27,439.49

2.3624

G

10,000

31,335.02

0

H

0-39

392.05

0

H

40-249

392.05

9.4203

H

250-619

2,370.32

7.8338

H

620-1299

5,268.81

5.8194

H

1300-2999

9,226.02

4.6188

H

3000-4999

17,077.91

2.4911

H

5000-5999

22,060.10

2.4910

H

6000-6999

24,551.12

2.4911

H

7000-7999

27,042.22

2.4911

H

8000-8999

29,533.32

2.4911

H

9000-9999

32,024.42

2.4911

H

10,000

34,513.02

0

I

0-39

391.72

0

I

40-369

391.72

10.0165

I

370-799

3,697.16

9.9618

I

800-1299

7,980.75

9.8555

I

1300-2699

12,908.52

7.7641

I

2700-4199

23,778.23

3.3365

I

4200-5359

28,783.04

3.3365

I

5360-6519

32,653.42

3.3365

I

6520-7679

36,523.80

3.3366

I

7680-8839

40,394.20

3.3365

I

8840-9999

44,264.58

3.3365

I

10,000

48,131.63

0

J

0-79

1,608.31

0

J

80-209

1,608.31

18.1662

J

210-699

3,969.91

13.8717

J

700-1049

10,767.03

11.6431

J

1050-1999

14,842.10

10.0960

J

2000-3599

24,433.34

9.2271

J

3600-5199

39,196.75

9.2271

J

5200-6799

53,960.15

9.2271

J

6800-8399

68,723.57

9.2271

J

8400-9999

83,486.98

9.2272

J

10,000

98,241.16

0

K

0-119

1,130.76

0

K

120-734

1,130.76

9.4875

K

735-1289

6,965.55

9.5522

K

1290-2399

12,267.04

9.7237

K

2400-4499

23,060.31

9.6873

K

4500-7999

43,403.55

9.6873

K

8000-8399

77,308.93

9.6872

K

8400-8799

81,183.82

9.6872

K

8800-9199

85,058.72

9.6873

K

9200-9599

88,933.63

9.6872

K

9600-9999

92,808.53

9.6872

K

10,000

96,673.74

0

PART 3Fixed Fee for Guilty Pleas and Cracked Trials

Scope of Part 310

This Part applies to a guilty plea or cracked trial in a case committed or sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates’ court has determined the case to be suitable for summary trial.

Fixed fee for guilty pleas or cracked trials11

The fee payable to a litigator in relation to a guilty plea or cracked trial to which this Part applies is £362 per proceedings.

PART 4Defendant Uplifts, Retrials and Transfers

Defendant uplifts12

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%

Retrials and Transfers13

1

Where following a trial an order is made for a retrial and the same litigator acts for the assisted person at both trials the fee payable to that litigator is—

a

in respect of the first trial, a fee calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule; and

b

in respect of the retrial, 25% of the fee, as appropriate to the circumstances of the retrial, in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.

2

Where—

a

a case is transferred to a new litigator; or

b

a retrial is ordered and a new litigator acts for the assisted person at the retrial,

the fee payable to the original litigator and the new litigator is a percentage of the total fee, calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of the retrial, transfer or withdrawal of the section 16 determination.

3

In sub-paragraph (2), “transfer” includes the making of a section 16 determination in favour of an individual who, immediately before the making of the section 16 determination—

a

had represented themselves; or

b

had been represented (otherwise than pursuant to a section 16 determination) by the litigator named in the order,

and for the purposes of that sub-paragraph the litigator is to be treated as a new litigator.

4

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), a case is not transferred to a new litigator where—

a

a firm of solicitors is named as litigator in the representation order and the solicitor or other appropriately qualified person with responsibility for the case moves to another firm;

b

a firm of solicitors is named as litigator in the representation order and the firm changes (whether by merger or acquisition or in some other way), but so that the new firm remains closely related to the firm named in the order; or

c

a solicitor or other appropriately qualified person is named as litigator in the representation order and responsibility for the case is transferred to another solicitor or appropriately qualified person in the same firm or a closely related firm.

5

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), where a case which has been transferred to a new litigator is transferred again, that new litigator—

a

must be treated as the original litigator, where the transfer takes place at any time before the trial or any retrial;

b

must be treated as a new litigator, where the transfer takes place during the trial or any retrial; and

c

must not receive any fee, where the transfer takes place after the trial or any retrial but before the sentencing hearing.

6

Where a section 16 determination is withdrawn before the case ends, a litigator must receive a percentage of the total fee, in accordance with the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of a transfer.

7

In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—

a

in a cracked trial or guilty plea in a case to which Part 2 applies, where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the basic fee as set out in the table following paragraph 6(2);

b

in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to 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 in a case to which Part 2 applies, 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);

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

in a cracked trial or guilty plea in a case to which Part 3 applies, the fixed fee set out in paragraph 11.

8

Where a case becomes a Very High Cost Case after a section 16 determination has been made and is transferred from the litigator named on the representation order to a new litigator—

a

the original litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the individual Very High Cost Case contract entered into by that litigator; and

b

the new litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the individual Very High Cost Case contract entered into by that litigator.

9

Where a case becomes a Very High Cost Case after a section 16 determination has been made and the section 16 determination is withdrawn before the end of the case, the litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of the withdrawal.

10

Sub-paragraph (11) applies where—

a

the case is a case to which Part 3 would apply if it resulted in a cracked trial or guilty plea; and

b

at the time the case is transferred to a new litigator in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) it is not known whether the case would result in a cracked trial or guilty plea or whether it would proceed to trial.

11

Where this sub-paragraph applies—

a

for the purpose of a claim by the original litigator at the time of the transfer of the case, “total fee” in the table following this paragraph, means the fixed fee set out in paragraph 11;

b

the original litigator may, if the case proceeds to trial, claim the difference between the payment received at the time of transfer of the case and the payment that would have been due at that time if that payment had been based on the case proceeding to trial.

12

A litigator may not be treated both as an original litigator and as a new litigator in a case.

Retrials and Transfers

Scenario

Percentage of the total fee

Case type to be used to determine total fee

Claim period

Cracked trial before retrial, where there is no change of litigator

25%

Cracked trial

Retrial where there is no change of litigator

25%

Trial

Up to and including plea and case management hearing transfer (original litigator)

25%

Cracked trial

Up to and including plea and case management hearing transfer – guilty plea (new litigator)

100%

Guilty plea

Up to and including plea and case management hearing transfer – cracked trial (new litigator)

100%

Cracked trial

Up to and including plea and case management hearing transfer – trial (new litigator)

100%

Trial

Before trial transfer (original litigator)

75%

Cracked trial

Before trial transfer – cracked trial (new litigator)

100%

Cracked trial

Before trial transfer – trial (new litigator)

100%

Trial

During trial transfer (original litigator)

100%

Trial

Claim up to and including the day before the transfer

During trial transfer (new litigator)

50%

Trial

Claim for the full trial length

Transfer after trial or guilty plea and before sentencing hearing (original litigator)

100%

Trial, Cracked trial or Guilty plea as appropriate

Claim for the full trial length, excluding the length of the sentencing hearing

Transfer after trial or guilty plea and before sentencing hearing (new litigator)

10%

Trial

Claim for one day or for the length of the sentencing hearing if longer than one day

Transfer before retrial (original litigator)

25%

Cracked trial

Transfer before cracked retrial (new litigator)

50%

Cracked trial

Transfer before retrial (new litigator)

50%

Trial

Claim for the full retrial length

Transfer during retrial (original litigator)

25%

Trial

Claim up to and including the day before the transfer

Transfer during retrial (new litigator)

50%

Trial

Claim for the full retrial length

Transfer after retrial or cracked retrial and before sentencing hearing (original litigator)

25%

Trial or Cracked trial as appropriate

Claim for the full retrial length, excluding the length of the sentencing hearing

Transfer after retrial or cracked retrial and before sentencing hearing (new litigator

10%

Trial

Claim for one day or for the length of the sentencing hearing if longer than one day.

PART 5Fixed Fees

General provisions14

1

All work undertaken by a litigator in a case to which Part 3 applies is included within the fee set out in paragraph 11 except for a defendant uplift as provided for in paragraph 22.

2

Except as provided under this Part, remuneration for all work undertaken by a litigator in a case to which Part 2 applies is included within the fee set out in Part 2 of this Schedule as appropriate to—

a

the offence for which the assisted person is charged or tried;

b

whether the case is a cracked trial, guilty plea or trial; and

c

the number of pages of prosecution evidence.

Fees for appeals and committals for sentence hearings15

The fee payable to a litigator instructed in—

a

an appeal against conviction from a magistrates’ court;

b

an appeal against sentence from a magistrates’ court; or

c

a sentencing hearing following a committal for sentence to the Crown Court,

is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fees for hearing subsequent to sentence16

1

The fee payable to a litigator instructed in relation to a hearing under an enactment listed in sub-paragraph (2) is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

2

The enactments are—

a

section 1CA of the Crime and Disorder Act 199834 (variation and discharge of orders under section 1C);

b

section 155 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 200035 (alteration of Crown Court sentence);

c

section 74 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 200536 (assistance by defendant: review of sentence).

Fees for contempt proceedings17

1

This paragraph applies to proceedings referred to in section 14(g) of the Act in the Crown Court.

2

Where, in proceedings to which this paragraph applies, the contempt is alleged to have been committed by a person other than a defendant in a case to which this Schedule applies, remuneration for litigators must be at the rate set out in the table following paragraph 19.

3

Where, in proceedings to which this paragraph applies, the contempt is alleged to have been committed by the defendant in a case to which this Schedule applies, all work undertaken by the litigator is included within—

a

the fee payable under Part 2 of this Schedule, or

b

in proceedings under paragraph 15 or paragraph 18, the fixed fee set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fees for alleged breaches of a Crown Court order18

1

This paragraph applies to proceedings in the Crown Court against one assisted person arising out of a single alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court.

2

The fee payable to the litigator in respect of the proceedings to which this paragraph applies is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fixed Fees19

The table following this paragraph sets out the fixed fees payable in relation to the category of work specified in the first column of the table.

Fixed Fees

Types of proceedings

Paragraph providing for fee

Fee payable – (£ per proceedings)

Appeal against sentence from a magistrates’ court

15

170.21

Appeal against conviction from a magistrates’ court

15

382.98

Committal for sentence

15

255.32

Hearing subsequent to sentence

16

170.21

Contempt proceedings (where contempt is alleged to have been committed by a person other than the defendant)

17(2)

127.66

Alleged breach of a Crown Court Order

18(2)

85.11

Fees for special preparation20

1

This paragraph applies in any case on indictment in the Crown Court—

a

where a documentary or pictorial exhibit is served by the prosecution in electronic form and—

i

the exhibit has never existed in paper form; and

ii

the appropriate officer does not consider it appropriate to include the exhibit in the pages of prosecution evidence; or

b

in respect of which a fee is payable under Part 2 (other than paragraph 7), where the number of pages of prosecution evidence, as so defined, exceeds 10,000,

and the appropriate officer considers it reasonable to make a payment in excess of the fee payable under Part 2.

2

Where this paragraph applies, a special preparation fee may be paid, in addition to the fee payable under Part 2.

3

The amount of the special preparation fee must be calculated from the number of hours which the appropriate officer considers reasonable—

a

where sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies, to view the prosecution evidence; and

b

where sub-paragraph (1)(b) applies, to read the excess pages,

and in each case using the rates specified in the table following paragraph 27.

4

A litigator claiming a special preparation fee must supply such information and documents as may be required by the appropriate officer in support of the claim.

5

In determining a claim under this paragraph, the appropriate officer must take into account all the relevant circumstances of the case.

Discontinuance or dismissal of sent or transferred proceedings21

1

This paragraph applies to proceedings which are—

a

sent for trial to the Crown Court; or

b

transferred to the Crown Court under—

i

section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (transfer of serious fraud cases); or

ii

section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (transfer of certain cases involving children).

2

Where proceedings to which this paragraph applies are discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial) at any time before the prosecution serves its evidence in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 200537 the litigator must be paid 50% of the basic fee for a guilty plea, as specified in the table following paragraph 6, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is charged.

3

Where proceedings to which this paragraph applies are discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial) at any time after the prosecution serves its evidence in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 2005, the litigator must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or, where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

4

Where an application for dismissal is made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1988, section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Criminal Justice Act 1991, and—

a

the charge, or charges are dismissed and the assisted person is discharged; or

b

the case is remitted to the magistrates’ court in accordance with paragraph 10(3)(a), 13(2) or 15(3)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,

the litigator instructed in the proceedings must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

5

Sub-paragraph (6) applies to—

a

a plea and case management hearing that takes place after the prosecution serves its evidence; and

b

any other hearing that takes place before a plea and case management hearing has taken place, but after the prosecution has served its evidence.

6

Where, at a hearing to which this paragraph applies—

a

the prosecution offers no evidence and the assisted person is discharged; or

b

the case is remitted to the magistrates’ court in accordance with paragraph 10(3)(a), 13(2) or 15(3)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,

the litigator must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

Defendant uplifts22

1

Where a litigator represents more than one assisted person in proceedings referred to in paragraph 21(2), (3), (4) or (5), a defendant uplift is payable.

2

The defendant uplift must be calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph.

3

In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—

a

the fee specified in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 21 where that sub-paragraph applies;

b

the basic fee (B) specified in the table following paragraph 6, or, where appropriate, the initial fee specified in paragraph 8, where paragraph 21(3), (4) or (5) applies, as appropriate for the circumstances set out in that sub-paragraph; or

c

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 in the table following this paragraph means the fee falling within sub-paragraph (3)(b).

Defendant uplifts

Total number of defendants represented by litigator

Percentage uplift to total fee

2-4

20%

5+

30%

Warrant for arrest23

1

This paragraph applies where—

a

the assisted person fails to attend a hearing;

b

at that hearing the court issues a warrant for the arrest of the assisted person, pursuant to section 7(1) of the Bail Act 197638 (“the warrant”); and

c

the case does not proceed in the absence of the assisted person.

2

Where in a case on indictment the warrant is not executed within three months of the date on which it was issued, the fee payable to the litigator is—

a

where the warrant is issued at or before the plea and case management hearing, the fee payable for a guilty plea in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8;

b

where the warrant is issued after the plea and case management hearing but before the trial, the fee payable for a cracked trial in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate to the Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged; and

c

where the warrant is issued during the trial, and the trial is aborted as a result, the fee payable for a trial as if the trial had ended on the day the warrant was issued.

3

Where the warrant is issued during the course of proceedings referred to in paragraph 15 or 18 the fee payable to the litigator is the fee set out in the table following paragraph 19, as appropriate to the type of proceedings.

4

Sub-paragraph (5) applies where—

a

a fee has been paid, or is payable, to the litigator in accordance with sub-paragraph (2);

b

the warrant is executed within 15 months of the date on which it was issued;

c

the case proceeds after the warrant has been executed; and

d

the litigator submits a claim for fees for the determination of the litigator’s overall remuneration in the case, in accordance with regulation 5.

5

Where this sub-paragraph applies—

a

the appropriate officer must deduct the amount paid or payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) from the amount payable to the litigator on the final determination of fees in the case; and

b

if the fee paid or payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) is greater than the amount payable to the litigator on the final determination of fees in the case, the appropriate officer may recover the amount of the difference by way of repayment by the litigator.

PART 6Miscellaneous

Additional charges24

1

Where an assisted person is charged with more than one offence on one indictment, the fee payable to the litigator under this Schedule must be based on whichever of those offences the litigator selects.

2

Where a litigator selects one offence, in preference to another offence, under sub-paragraph (1) that selection does not affect the litigator’s right to claim any of the fees provided for in Part 5 of this Schedule to which the litigator would otherwise have been entitled.

Assisted person unfit to plead or stand trial25

Where in any case a hearing is held to determine the question of whether the assisted person is unfit to plead or to stand trial (a “fitness hearing”)—

a

if a trial on indictment is held, or continues, at any time thereafter, the length of the fitness hearing is included in determining the length of the trial for the calculation of the fee in accordance with Part 2;

b

if a trial on indictment is not held, or does not continue, thereafter by reason of the assisted person being found unfit to plead or to stand trial, the litigator must be paid—

i

a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 or where appropriate paragraph 9, as appropriate to the combined length of—

aa

the fitness hearing; and

bb

any hearing under section 4A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 196439 (finding that the accused did the act or made the omission charged against him); or

ii

a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate, for representing an assisted person in a cracked trial,

whichever the litigator elects; and

c

if at any time the assisted person pleads guilty to the indictable offence, the litigator must be paid either—

i

a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 or, where appropriate, paragraph 9, as appropriate to the length of the fitness hearing; or

ii

a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 or, where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea,

whichever the litigator elects.

Fees for confiscation proceedings26

1

This paragraph applies to—

a

proceedings under Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 200240 (confiscation: England and Wales);

b

proceedings under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 199441 (confiscation orders); and

c

proceedings under section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 198842 (confiscation orders).

2

Where this paragraph applies, the appropriate officer may allow work done in the following classes by a litigator—

a

preparation, including taking instructions, interviewing witnesses, ascertaining the prosecution case, preparing and perusing documents, dealing with letters and telephone calls, instructing an advocate and expert witnesses, conferences, consultations and work done in connection with advice on appeal;

b

attending at court where an advocate is instructed, including conferences with the advocate at court;

c

travelling and waiting; and

d

writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls.

3

The appropriate officer must consider the claim, any further particulars, information or documents submitted by the litigator under regulation 5 and any other relevant information and must allow such work as appears to him to have been reasonably done in the proceedings.

4

Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the appropriate officer must allow fees under this paragraph in accordance with paragraph 27.

5

The appropriate officer must allow fees in accordance with paragraphs 27 to 29 as appropriate to such of the following grades of fee earner as the appropriate officer considers reasonable—

a

senior solicitor;

b

solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience; or

c

trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience.

Prescribed fee rates27

Subject to paragraphs 28 and 29, for proceedings in the Crown Court to which paragraph 26 applies the appropriate officer must allow fees for work under paragraph 26(2) at the following prescribed rates—

Class of work

Grade of fee earner

Rate

Variations

Preparation

Senior solicitor

£53 per hour

£55.75 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough

Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience

£45 per hour

£47.25 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough

Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience

£29.75 per hour

£34.00 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough

Attendance at court where more than one representative instructed

Senior solicitor

£42.25 per hour

Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience

£34.00 per hour

Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience

£20.50 per hour

Travelling and waiting

Senior solicitor

£24.75 per hour

Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience

£24.75 per hour

Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience

£12.50 per hour

Writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls

£3.45 per item

£3.60 per item for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough

Allowing fees at less than the prescribed rates28

In respect of any item of work, the appropriate officer may allow fees at less than the relevant prescribed rate specified in paragraph 27 where it appears to the appropriate officer reasonable to do so having regard to the competence and despatch with which the work was done.

Allowing fees at more than the prescribed rates29

1

Upon a determination the appropriate officer may, subject to the provisions of this paragraph, allow fees at more than the relevant prescribed rate specified in paragraph 27 for preparation, attendance at court where more than one representative is instructed, routine letters written and routine telephone calls, in respect of offences in Class A, B, C, D, G, I, J or K in the Table of Offences.

2

The appropriate officer may allow fees at more than the prescribed rate where it appears to the appropriate officer, taking into account all the relevant circumstances of the case, that—

a

the work was done with exceptional competence, skill or expertise;

b

the work was done with exceptional despatch; or

c

the case involved exceptional complexity or other exceptional circumstances.

3

Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 applies to litigators in respect of proceedings in the Crown Court as it applies to advocates.

4

Where the appropriate officer considers that any item or class of work should be allowed at more than the prescribed rate, the appropriate officer must apply to that item or class of work a percentage enhancement in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

5

In determining the percentage by which fees should be enhanced above the prescribed rate the appropriate officer must have regard to—

a

the degree of responsibility accepted by the fee earner;

b

the care, speed and economy with which the case was prepared; and

c

the novelty, weight and complexity of the case.

6

The percentage above the relevant prescribed rate by which fees for work may be enhanced must not exceed 100%.

7

The appropriate officer may have regard to the generality of proceedings to which these Regulations apply in determining what is exceptional within the meaning of this paragraph.