The Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 No. 112

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Application and transitional arrangements

5. 4. General

6. 5. Interim payment of disbursements

7. 6. Interim disbursements and final determination of costs

8. 7. Claims for costs by solicitors

9. 8. Determination of solicitors' fees

10. 9. Determination of solicitors' disbursements

11. 10. Claims for fees by advocates

12. 11. Determination of advocates' fees

13. 12. Payment of costs

14. 13. Redetermination of costs by Commission

15. 14. Appeals to the taxing master

16. 15. Appeals to the High Court

17. 16. Very High Cost Cases – Certification

18. 16A. (1) The Commission may grant an application for a Very...

19. 16B. (1) Where the Commission certifies a case as being a...

20. 16C. (1) A representative may appeal to the taxing master against...

21. 17. Very High Cost Cases – Determination of representatives' fees

22. 17A. Very High Cost Cases – Review by the taxing master

23. 17B. Very High Cost Cases – Appeals to the High Court

24. 18. Restriction on payment

25. 19. Time limits

26. 20. Review

27. Signature

28. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       STANDARD FEES

       1. PART 1 definition and scope

          1. 1. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), this Schedule applies to every...

          2. 2. Paragraphs 19, 20(2), 21(2) and (3), 29(1) and 30(1) of...

          3. 3. (1) A case on indictment is a guilty plea if...

          4. 4. A reference in this Schedule to the Table of Offences...

          5. 5. (1) For the purposes of this Schedule –

       2. PART 2 standard fees for trials

          1. 6. (1) The amount of the standard fee for a representative...

          2. 7. For the purposes of paragraph 6 the Basic Trial Fee...

          3. TABLES OF BASIC TRIAL FEES AND REFRESHER FEES

       3. PART 3 standard fees for guilty pleas

          1. 8. (1) The amount of the standard fee for a representative...

          2. 9. For the purposes of paragraph 8 the fee appropriate to...

          3. TABLES OF GUILTY PLEA FEES

       4. PART 4 fixed and time-based fees

          1. 10. (1) The fixed fee set out in the Table following...

          2. 11. The fixed fee set out in the Table following paragraph...

          3. 12. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the fixed fee...

          4. 13. (1) This paragraph applies to – (a) the hearing of...

          5. 14. (1) This paragraph applies to a hearing to which the...

          6. 15. (1) This paragraph applies to – (a) a sentencing hearing...

          7. 16. (1) Subject to paragraph 22, the time-based fee set out...

          8. 17. The fixed fee set out in the Table following paragraph...

          9. 18. (1) The hourly fee set out in the Table following...

          10. 19. (1) The costs payable to a representative instructed in any...

       5. TABLES OF FIXED AND TIME-BASED FEES

       6. PART 5 miscellaneous

          1. 20. (1) Where an assisted person was charged with more than...

          2. 21. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2), (4) and (5), the fee...

          3. 22. (1) This paragraph applies to any hearing in respect of...

          4. 23. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), this paragraph applies if a...

          5. 24. Where following a case on indictment a Newton hearing took...

          6. 25. Where a fee is payable under Part 4 in respect...

          7. 26. Any case in which – (a) the prosecution offered no...

          8. 27. Where a solicitor was dismissed by the assisted person, or...

          9. 28. (1) Where an advocate instructed in a case passed the...

          10. 29. (1) Where a solicitor attended court, the Commission shall allow...

          11. 30. (1) Where an advocate was instructed to appear in a...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       1. Application

          1. 1. This Schedule applies to cases in which the Commission grants...

       2. Interpretation

          1. 2. A reference in this Schedule to a Class of Offence...

          2. 3. In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires— “Category 1”...

       3. Categories of Case

          1. 4. (1) Where the Commission grants a Very High Cost Case...

          2. 5. (1) A representative may appeal to the taxing master against...

          3. 6. For a case involving a Class A offence, where both...

          4. 7. For a case involving a Class G offence, where all...

          5. 8. For Category 3 and Category 4 cases, if the case...

       4. Levels of fee earner

          1. 9. (1) When determining solicitors’ fees under rule 17, the taxing...

       5. Rates for payment

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

          2. 11. The rates for non-preparatory work payable under this Schedule are...

          3. 12. (1) The rates for advocacy payable under this Schedule are...

          4. 13. (1) The rates payable under this Schedule to advocates for...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       TABLE OF OFFENCES

29. Explanatory Note