The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1995

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE

Regulation 30

“SCHEDULE 6

1.   Subject to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, the amount to be allowed shall be assessed at the following prescribed rates:

Class of work	Rate
Preparation	£43.25 per hour	— (£45.75 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy	£54.50 per hour
Attendance at court where counsel assigned	£29.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting	£24.25 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls	£3.35 per item	— (£3.50 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)

2.   Subject to paragraph 4, where advice and assistance is provided by a franchisee, the following rates shall apply instead of those contained in paragraph 1:

Class of work	Rate
Preparation	£44.25 per hour	— (£46.75 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy	£55.50 per hour
Attendance at court where counsel assigned	£30.00 per hour
Travelling and waiting	£24.75 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls	£3.45 per item	— (£3.60 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)

3.   Subject to paragraph 4, where the claim is in respect of ABWOR to which Part III of the Act applies by virtue of regulation 9(a) or (c) of the Scope Regulations, the following rates shall apply instead of those contained in paragraph 1:

Class of work	Rate
Preparation	£52.00 per hour	— (£55.50 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy	63.00 per hour
Attendance at court where counsel assigned	£29.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting	£24.25 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls	£3.70 per item

4.   Where the claim is in respect of ABWOR to which Part III of the Act applies by virtue of regulation 9(a) or (c) of the Scope Regulations and the work is done by a franchisee, the following rates shall apply instead of those contained in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3:

Class of work	Rate
Preparation	£53.00 per hour	— (£56.50 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)
Advocacy	£64.25 per hour
Attendance at court where counsel assigned	30.00 per hour
Travelling and waiting	£24.75 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls	£3.80 per item

5.   In paragraphs 1 to 4, “legal aid area” means an area specified by the Board under regulation 4(1) of the Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations 1989(1), and legal aid area 1 means the area so numbered by the Board.”.

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S.I. 1989/339, as amended by S.I. 1994/1822.