[F1Categories of CaseN.I.
Textual Amendments
4.—(1) Where the Commission grants a Very High Cost Case Certificate under rule 16A, or the taxing master grants such a Certificate under rule 16C, the Commission (or the taxing master, as applicable) must then assign each such case to Category 1, Category 2, Category 3 or Category 4.N.I.
(2) The Commission, or the taxing master as applicable, may review and amend its decision under sub-paragraph (1) at any stage during the case.
5.—(1) A representative may appeal to the taxing master against a decision made by the Commission under paragraph 4 and, subject to rule 19, such an appeal shall be instituted within 21 days of receiving notification of the decision by giving notice in writing to the taxing master.N.I.
(2) The provisions of rule 14(3) to (13) shall apply with the necessary modifications to an appeal brought under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) The decision of the taxing master on an appeal under sub-paragraph (2) shall be final.
6. For a case involving a Class A offence, where both of the following criteria are met, the case will be uplifted to Category 1—N.I.
(a)The volume of prosecution documentation served on the court, which consists of:
(i)witness statements;
(ii)exhibits;
(iii)interview transcripts;
(iv)pre-interview disclosure or advance information; and
(v)Notices of Further Evidence,
exceeds 5,000 pages (un-used material will not be considered for the purposes of this criterion, nor will evidence which has yet to be served); and
(b)The main offence with which the defendant is charged, whether at common law or under any statutory enactment, is primarily founded on allegations of terrorism as defined in the Terrorism Act 2000.
7. For a case involving a Class G offence, where all of the following criteria are met, the case will be uplifted to Category 1—N.I.
(a)The value of the fraud as described in the statement of complaint or prosecution documentation exceeds £2m;
(b)The volume of prosecution documentation served on the court, which consists of:
(i)witness statements;
(ii)exhibits;
(iii)interview transcripts;
(iv)pre-interview disclosure or advance information; and
(v)Notices of Further Evidence,
exceeds 10,000 pages (un-used material will not be considered for the purposes of this criterion, nor will evidence which has yet to be served);
(c)The assisted person’s case requires legal, accountancy and investigative skills to be brought together; and
(d)The length of the trial is estimated at over 3 months.
8. For Category 3 and Category 4 cases, if the case is primarily founded on allegations of terrorism as defined in the Terrorism Act 2000, the case will be uplifted to Category 2 or Category 3 respectively.]N.I.