The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Litigators’ fees for proceedings in the Court of Appeal

7.—(1) For proceedings in the Court of Appeal the appropriate officer must allow fees for work by litigators 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 litigator 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 litigator 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 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Advocacy	Senior Solicitor	£64 per hour
	Solicitor	£56 per hour
Attendance at court where more than one representative assigned	Senior Solicitor	£42.25 per hour
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	£34 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
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls		£3.45 per item	£3.60 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.