The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Advocates' fees for proceedings in the Court of Appeal E+W

9.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph 9(4), for proceedings in the Court of Appeal the appropriate officer must allow fees for work by advocates at the following prescribed rates—

[F1 Junior Counsel

Type of proceedings	Basic fee			Full day refresher		Subsidiary fees
					Attendance at consultation, conferences and views		Written work		Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances
All appeals		Maximum amount: £626.75 per case	Maximum amount: £205.56 per day		£38.53 per hour, minimum amount: £19.26		Maximum amount: £66.99 per item		Maximum amount: £126.50 per appearance]

[F2 QC

Type of proceedings	Basic fee	Full day refresher	Subsidiary fees
			Attendance at consultation, conferences and views	Written work	Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances
All appeals	Maximum amount: £6,210 per case	Maximum amount: £380.08 per day	£71.88 per hour, minimum amount: £36.80	Maximum amount: £137.43 per item	Maximum amount: £296.13 per appearance]

(2) Where an hourly rate is specified in the table following sub-paragraph (1), the appropriate officer must determine any fee for such work in accordance with that hourly rate, provided that the fee determined must not be less than the minimum amount specified.

(3) Where a refresher fee is claimed in respect of less than a full day, the appropriate officer must allow such fee as appears to the appropriate officer reasonable having regard to the fee which would be allowable for a full day.

(4) Where it appears to the appropriate officer, taking into account all the relevant circumstances of the case, that owing to the exceptional circumstances of the case the amount payable by way of fees in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (1) would not provide reasonable remuneration for some or all of the work the appropriate officer has allowed, the appropriate officer may allow such amounts as appear to the appropriate officer to be reasonable remuneration for the relevant work.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 para. 9(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. 2 (with reg. 3) (as amended by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1010), regs. 1(1), 2(3); and (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))

F2 Sch. 3 para. 9(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. 3 (with reg. 3) (as amended (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))