The Magistrates’ Courts and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Application

5. 4. Prior authorities

6. 5. General

7. 6. Claims for costs by solicitors

8. 7. Determination of solicitors’ disbursements

9. 8. Claims for fees by counsel

10. 9. Very High Cost Cases

11. 10. Very High Costs Cases – Determination of representatives’ fees

12. 11. Payment of costs

13. 12. Reasons for Commission decisions

14. 13. Appeals to the taxing master

15. 14. Restriction on payment

16. 15. Time limits

17. 16. Review

18. Signature

19. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Standard Fee Cases

       1. PART 1 Scope and Definitions

          1. 1. Application

          2. 2. Categories of Offence

          3. 3. Interpretation

       2. PART 2 Standard Fees

          1. 4. Magistrates’ court – adult

          2. 5. Magistrates’ court – child

          3. 6. Bail applications

          4. 7. County court appeals

          5. 8. Additional fees

          6. 9. Youth conference cases

       3. PART 3 Miscellaneous

          1. 10. General provisions

          2. 11. Additional charges and additional cases

          3. 12. Arrest warrants

          4. 13. Breach of court order

          5. 14. Applications

          6. 15. Dismissal or withdrawal of representative

          7. 16. Limited certificates

          8. 17. Withdrawn or discontinued cases

          9. 18. Deferred sentence fee

          10. 19. Late sitting fee

          11. 20. Senior counsel

          12. 21. Travelling allowance – solicitors

          13. 22. Travelling allowance – counsel

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Very High Cost Cases

       1. 1. The rates for preparation payable under this Schedule are the...

       2. 2. (1) The rates for non-preparatory work payable under this Schedule...

       3. 3. (1) The rates for advocacy payable under this Schedule are...

20. Explanatory Note