18.—(1) The hourly fee set out in the Table following paragraph 19 as appropriate to the category of advocate instructed shall be payable in respect of work of the following types, provided that the advocate satisfies the Commission that the work was reasonably undertaken and properly done, namely –N.I.
(a)attendance by an advocate at pre-trial consultations with the assisted person not held at court; or
(b)attendance by an advocate at consultations with prospective or actual expert witnesses; or
(c)attendance by an advocate at views,
and where that fee is allowed the advocate shall also be paid a travelling allowance for such attendance in accordance with paragraph 30.
(2) An advocate shall be entitled to a fee in accordance with the Table following paragraph 19 as appropriate to the category of advocate instructed for the number of periods or parts of a period of 10 minutes of running time of any disc, tape or video cassette or part thereof which he listened to or viewed as part of the evidence in the case.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 18 in operation at 4.4.2005, see rule 1