Amendment of Schedule 1 (advocates’ graduated fee scheme)
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13. For paragraph 8 (tables of fees), substitute—
“Basic fees for guilty pleas and cracked trials
8. Subject to, and for the purposes of, paragraph 7, in relation to the offence concerned, the basic fee—
(a)where there is a guilty plea, or where the trial cracks in the first third or the second third, is the amount set out in Table A following this paragraph; or
(b)where the trial cracks in the final third, is the amount set out in Table B following this paragraph,
which corresponds with the band within which the offence falls (as set out in column (1) of the relevant table) and the category of the advocate concerned (as set out in columns (2) to (4) of the relevant table).
Table A
Basic fees where there is a guilty plea or where the trial cracks in the first third or the second third
| (1) Band of offence | Amount of basic fee per category of trial advocate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Junior Alone or Led Junior | (3) Leading Junior | (4) Queen’s Counsel | |
| 1.1 | £4,250 | £6,375 | £8,500 |
| 1.2 | £2,125 | £3,190 | £4,250 |
| 1.3 | £1,275 | £1,915 | £2,550 |
| 1.4 | £1,065 | £1,595 | £2,125 |
| 2.1 | £4,250 | £6,375 | £8,500 |
| 2.2 | £1,275 | £1,915 | £2,550 |
| 3.1 | £1,750 | £2,625 | £3,500 |
| 3.2 | £1,000 | £1,500 | £2,000 |
| 3.3 | £500 | £750 | £1,000 |
| 3.4 | £375 | £565 | £750 |
| 3.5 | £300 | £450 | £600 |
| 4.1 | £1,000 | £1,500 | £2,000 |
| 4.2 | £700 | £1,050 | £1,400 |
| 4.3 | £500 | £750 | £1,000 |
| 5.1 | £900 | £1,350 | £1,800 |
| 5.2 | £700 | £1,050 | £1,400 |
| 5.3 | £500 | £750 | £1,000 |
| 6.1 | £4,000 | £6,000 | £8,000 |
| 6.2 | £2,500 | £3,750 | £5,000 |
| 6.3 | £1,000 | £1,500 | £2,000 |
| 6.4 | £375 | £565 | £750 |
| 6.5 | £325 | £490 | £650 |
| 7.1 | £700 | £1,050 | £1,400 |
| 7.2 | £400 | £600 | £800 |
| 7.3 | £375 | £565 | £750 |
| 8.1 | £600 | £900 | £1,200 |
| 9.1 | £2,500 | £3,750 | £5,000 |
| 9.2 | £2,000 | £3,000 | £4,000 |
| 9.3 | £1,500 | £2,250 | £3,000 |
| 9.4 | £1,000 | £1,500 | £2,000 |
| 9.5 | £800 | £1,200 | £1,600 |
| 9.6 | £600 | £900 | £1,200 |
| 9.7 | £400 | £600 | £800 |
| 10.1 | £1,100 | £1,650 | £2,200 |
| 11.1 | £600 | £900 | £1,200 |
| 11.2 | £340 | £505 | £675 |
| 12.1 | £1,000 | £1,500 | £2,000 |
| 12.2 | £600 | £900 | £1,200 |
| 12.3 | £400 | £600 | £800 |
| 13.1 | £650 | £975 | £1,300 |
| 14.1 | £750 | £1,125 | £1,500 |
| 15.1 | £700 | £1,050 | £1,400 |
| 15.2 | £375 | £565 | £750 |
| 15.3 | £300 | £450 | £600 |
| 16.1 | £1,100 | £1,650 | £2,200 |
| 16.2 | £800 | £1,200 | £1,600 |
| 16.3 | £500 | £750 | £1,000 |
| 17.1 | £275 | £415 | £550 |
Table B
Basic fees where the trial cracks in the final third
| (1) Band of offence | Amount of basic fee per category of trial advocate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Junior Alone or Led Junior | (3) Leading Junior | (4) Queen’s Counsel | |
| 1.1 | £7,225 | £10,840 | £14,450 |
| 1.2 | £3,615 | £5,420 | £7,225 |
| 1.3 | £2,170 | £3,250 | £4,335 |
| 1.4 | £1,805 | £2,710 | £3,615 |
| 2.1 | £7,225 | £10,840 | £14,450 |
| 2.2 | £2,170 | £3,250 | £4,335 |
| 3.1 | £2,975 | £4,465 | £5,950 |
| 3.2 | £1,700 | £2,550 | £3,400 |
| 3.3 | £850 | £1,275 | £1,700 |
| 3.4 | £640 | £955 | £1,275 |
| 3.5 | £510 | £765 | £1,020 |
| 4.1 | £1,700 | £2,550 | £3,400 |
| 4.2 | £1,190 | £1,785 | £2,380 |
| 4.3 | £850 | £1,275 | £1,700 |
| 5.1 | £1,530 | £2,295 | £3,060 |
| 5.2 | £1,190 | £1,785 | £2,380 |
| 5.3 | £850 | £1,275 | £1,700 |
| 6.1 | £6,800 | £10,200 | £13,600 |
| 6.2 | £4,250 | £6,375 | £8,500 |
| 6.3 | £1,700 | £2,550 | £3,400 |
| 6.4 | £640 | £955 | £1,275 |
| 6.5 | £555 | £830 | £1,105 |
| 7.1 | £1,190 | £1,785 | £2,380 |
| 7.2 | £680 | £1,020 | £1,360 |
| 7.3 | £640 | £955 | £1,275 |
| 8.1 | £1,020 | £1,530 | £2,040 |
| 9.1 | £4,250 | £6,375 | £8,500 |
| 9.2 | £3,400 | £5,100 | £6,800 |
| 9.3 | £2,550 | £3,825 | £5,100 |
| 9.4 | £1,700 | £2,550 | £3,400 |
| 9.5 | £1,360 | £2,040 | £2,720 |
| 9.6 | £1,020 | £1,530 | £2,040 |
| 9.7 | £680 | £1,020 | £1,360 |
| 10.1 | £1,870 | £2,805 | £3,740 |
| 11.1 | £1,020 | £1,530 | £2,040 |
| 11.2 | £575 | £860 | £1,150 |
| 12.1 | £1,700 | £2,550 | £3,400 |
| 12.2 | £1,020 | £1,530 | £2,040 |
| 12.3 | £680 | £1,020 | £1,360 |
| 13.1 | £1,105 | £1,660 | £2,210 |
| 14.1 | £1,275 | £1,915 | £2,550 |
| 15.1 | £1,190 | £1,785 | £2,380 |
| 15.2 | £640 | £955 | £1,275 |
| 15.3 | £510 | £765 | £1,020 |
| 16.1 | £1,870 | £2,805 | £3,740 |
| 16.2 | £1,360 | £2,040 | £2,720 |
| 16.3 | £850 | £1,275 | £1,700 |
| 17.1 | £470 | £705 | £940”. |