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7.—(1) For proceedings in the Court of Appeal the appropriate officer must allow fees for work by litigators at the following prescribed rates—
[F1Class of work | Grade of fee earner | Rate | Variations |
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Preparation | Senior solicitor | £55.61 per hour | £58.50 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough |
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience | £47.22 per hour | £49.59 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough | |
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience | £31.22 per hour | £35.68 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough | |
Advocacy | Senior Solicitor | £67.16 per hour | |
Solicitor | £58.77 per hour | ||
Attendance at court where more than one representative assigned | Senior Solicitor | £44.33 per hour | |
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience | £35.68 per hour | ||
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience | £21.52 per hour | ||
Travelling and waiting | Senior Solicitor | £25.97 per hour | |
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience | £25.97 per hour | ||
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience | £13.12 per hour | ||
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls | £3.62 per item | £3.78 per item for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough] |
(2) In respect of any item of work, the appropriate officer may allow fees at less than the relevant prescribed rate specified in the table following sub-paragraph (1) where it appears to the appropriate officer reasonable to do so having regard to the competence and despatch with which the work was done.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 3 para. 7(1) table substituted (30.9.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/848), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with reg. 3) (as amended by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1010), regs. 1(1), 2(2))