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6.—(1) Subject to rules 9 and 10, claims for fees by solicitors shall be made and determined in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1.
(2) Claims for disbursements by solicitors shall be made and determined in accordance with the provisions of rule 7.
(3) Subject to rule 15, no claim by a solicitor for costs in respect of work done under a criminal aid certificate shall be entertained unless the solicitor submits it within three months of the conclusion of the proceedings to which it relates.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), a claim for costs shall be submitted to the Commission in such form and manner as it may direct and shall be accompanied by any receipts or other documents in support of any disbursement claimed.
(5) A claim in a Very High Cost Case shall—
(a)summarise, where appropriate, the items of work done by a fee-earner in respect of which fees are claimed according to the classes of fee specified in Schedule 2;
(b)state, where appropriate, the dates on which the items of work were done, the time taken where appropriate, the sums claimed and whether the work was done for more than one assisted person; and
(c)specify any disbursements claimed, the circumstances in which they were incurred and the amounts claimed in respect of them.
(6) Where there are any special circumstances which should be drawn to the attention of the Commission, the solicitor shall specify them.
(7) The solicitor shall supply such further particulars, information and documents as the Commission may require.
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