The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2013

Amendment of the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008E+W

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7.  In the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008(1)—

(a)in paragraph 5.1 of column 1 in the table in Schedule 1 (determination of costs (senior court and county court)) for “or is funded by the LSC” insert “, is funded by the LSC or is a person for whom civil legal services have been made available under arrangements made by the Lord Chancellor under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012”;

(b)for the entry below paragraph 5.2(h) of column 1 in the table in Schedule 1 substitute—

Where there is a combined party and party and legal aid, or a combined party and party and LSC, or a combined party and party and Lord Chancellor, or a combined party and party and one or more of legal aid, LSC or Lord Chancellor determination of costs, fee 5.2 will be attributed proportionately to the party and party, legal aid, LSC or Lord Chancellor (as the case may be) portions of the bill on the basis of the amount allowed.;

(c)in paragraph 5.5 of column 1 in the table in Schedule 1, after “the Community Legal Service Fund” insert “or by the Lord Chancellor under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012”; and

(d)in the entry below paragraph 5.5 of column 1 in the table in Schedule 1, after “Community Legal Service Fund” insert “or against the Lord Chancellor under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. para. 7 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1

(1)

S.I. 2008/1053 (L. 5). Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 2011/586 (L. 2).