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The Magistrates’ Courts and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Application

  5. 4.Prior authorities

  6. 5.General

  7. 6.Claims for costs by solicitors

  8. 7.Determination of solicitors’ disbursements

  9. 8.Claims for fees by counsel

  10. 9.Very High Cost Cases

  11. 10.Very High Costs Cases – Determination of representatives’ fees

  12. 10A.Exceptional Preparation – Application for Certificate of Exceptionality

  13. 10B.Exceptional Preparation – Determination of application

  14. 10C.Exceptional Preparation – Grant of application

  15. 10D.Exceptional Preparation – Appeal to the taxing master

  16. 10E.Exceptional Preparation – Determination of representatives’ fees

  17. 11.Payment of costs

  18. 12.Reasons for Commission decisions

  19. 13.Appeals to the taxing master

  20. 14.Restriction on payment

  21. 15.Time limits

  22. 16.Review

  23. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Standard Fee Cases

      1. PART 1 Scope and Definitions

        1. 1.Application

        2. 2.Categories of Offence

        3. 3.Interpretation

      2. PART 2 Standard Fees

        1. 4.Magistrates’ court – adult

        2. 5.Magistrates’ court – child

        3. 6.Bail applications

        4. 7.County court appeals

        5. 8.Additional fees

        6. 8A.(1) This paragraph applies to a case in the magistrates’...

        7. 8B.(1) This paragraph applies to a case which was listed...

        8. 9.Youth conference cases

      3. PART 3 Miscellaneous

        1. 10.General provisions

        2. 11.Additional charges and additional cases

        3. 12.Arrest warrants

        4. 12A.(1) This paragraph applies where the assisted person failed to...

        5. 13.Breach of court order

        6. 14.Applications

        7. 15.Dismissal or withdrawal of representative

        8. 15A.(1) This paragraph applies where, following the conviction of the...

        9. 16.Limited certificates

        10. 17.Withdrawn or discontinued cases

        11. 18.Deferred sentence fee

        12. 18A.Fine Default Hearings and Referral Hearings

        13. 18B.Newton Hearings

        14. 19.Late sitting fee

        15. 20.Senior counsel

        16. 21.Travelling allowance – solicitors

        17. 22.Travelling allowance – counsel

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Very High Cost Cases

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

      2. 2.(1) The rates for non-preparatory work payable under this Schedule...

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

  24. Explanatory Note

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