The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

PART 3 N.I. Other Proceedings

Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989M1 and Terrorism Act 2000

M2 Table 1:

Solicitor – Composite Fees

Work Type	Composite Fee
All Proceedings	£352

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12)

M2 2000 c. 11

Proceedings before the Mental Health Review Tribunal

Table 2:

Solicitor – Composite Fees

Work Type	Composite Fee
Preparation and Negotiation	£330
Representation at Tribunal	£370 (per half day, or part thereof)
Adjourned Hearing	£76.25

Hearings held under Article 10 or 11 of the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001

M3 Table 3:

Solicitor – Hourly Rate

1 If additional hours are authorised by the Department, they are payable at the same rate.
Work Type	Solicitor
Hourly fees for all work	£100 per hour up to a maximum fee of £8001

Table 4:

Counsel – Composite Fees

Work Type	Junior Counsel	Senior Counsel
Composite fee	£2,666	£4,000

Marginal Citations

M3 S.I. 2001/2564 (N.I. 2)

Other hearings before the Parole Commissioners

Table 5:

Solicitor – Hourly Rate

1 If additional hours are authorised by the Department, they are payable at the same rate.
Work Type	Solicitor
Hourly fees for all work	£100 per hour up to a maximum fee of £8001

Table 6:

Counsel – Composite Fees

Work Type	Junior Counsel	Senior Counsel
Composite Fee	£3,000	£4,500

Oral hearing before the Parole Commissioners under the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

M4 Table 7:

Solicitor – Composite Fee

Work Type – Stage 2	Composite Fee
All case types	£250

Marginal Citations

M4 S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)

Proceedings under sections 295, 297, 298, 301 or 302 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Table 8:

Solicitor – Composite Fees

1 The Composite Fee will remunerate a solicitor for all work associated with the particular case, excluding disbursements and VAT. The fee is taken to include up to the first 7 letters and telephone calls under 5 minutes. Any further letters or telephone calls can be claimed in addition to the composite fee provided they are itemised.
Work Type	Composite Fee
Composite Fee	£3521
Second Hearing	£192
Adjournment	£30
Nominal Adjournment Fee – no court attendance	£15.50
Withdrawn	£30
Letters and telephone calls	£3.65 per item / call
[F1 Non routine telephone calls (over 5 minutes)]	£58 per hour

Table 9:

Counsel – Composite Fees

Work Type	Composite Fee
On the trial of a cause or matter, or the hearing of an application
– Where the hearing lasts for up to half a day	Standard £140 Maximum £268
– Full Day	Standard £317.75 Maximum £508.50
Part Hearing (standard)	£76.25
Part Hearing (maximum)	£127
Refresher	£140 for each additional day
[F2 Consultation and Preparation]	£35.50 per hour
Complex items of work (opinions, affidavit)	£82.75 per item
All other written work	£50.25 per item

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 Table 8 substituted (1.7.2019) by The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/119), arts. 1, 7(6)

F2 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 Table 9 substituted (1.7.2019) by The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/119), arts. 1, 7(7)

Proceedings regarding an order under sections 89, 90, 97, 100, 104, 108, 109, 114, 118, 123, 125 or 126 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003M5 and Proceedings under Articles 3 and 4 of the Anti-social Behaviour (Northern Ireland) Order 2004[F3 Proceedings before the Care Tribunal under Article 11, 12, 42 or 43 of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 or regulation 10 of the Education (Prohibition from Teaching or Working with Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 Proceedings under Part 13A of the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995][F4 Proceedings under paragraph 2, 6 or 7 of Schedule 3 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 Proceedings under section 57, 60 or 61 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015]

M6 Table 10:

Interim Fees

Proceedings Type	Solicitor	Junior Counsel
All proceedings	£180	£180

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 inserted (11.10.2016) by The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/336), arts. 1, 4

F4 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 inserted (1.12.2016) by The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/396), arts. 1, 3

Marginal Citations

M5 2003 c. 42

M6 S.I. 2004/1988 (N.I. 12)