PART 3N.I.Other Proceedings
Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989M1 and Terrorism Act 2000
Proceedings before the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Table 2:
Solicitor – Composite Fees
Work Type | Composite Fee |
---|---|
Preparation and Negotiation | £330 |
Representation at Tribunal | £370 (per half day, or part thereof) |
Adjourned Hearing | £76.25 |
Hearings held under Article 10 or 11 of the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001
M3Table 3:
Solicitor – Hourly Rate
1 If additional hours are authorised by the Department, they are payable at the same rate. | |
Work Type | Solicitor |
---|---|
Hourly fees for all work | £100 per hour up to a maximum fee of £8001 |
Table 4:
Counsel – Composite Fees
Work Type | Junior Counsel | Senior Counsel |
---|---|---|
Composite fee | £2,666 | £4,000 |
Marginal Citations
Other hearings before the Parole Commissioners
Table 5:
Solicitor – Hourly Rate
1 If additional hours are authorised by the Department, they are payable at the same rate. | |
Work Type | Solicitor |
---|---|
Hourly fees for all work | £100 per hour up to a maximum fee of £8001 |
Table 6:
Counsel – Composite Fees
Work Type | Junior Counsel | Senior Counsel |
---|---|---|
Composite Fee | £3,000 | £4,500 |
Oral hearing before the Parole Commissioners under the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
Marginal Citations
Proceedings under sections 295, 297, 298, 301 or 302 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Table 8:
Solicitor – Composite Fees
1 The Composite Fee will remunerate a solicitor for all work associated with the particular case, excluding disbursements and VAT. The fee is taken to include up to the first 7 letters and telephone calls under 5 minutes. Any further letters or telephone calls can be claimed in addition to the composite fee provided they are itemised. | |
Work Type | Composite Fee |
---|---|
Composite Fee | £3521 |
Second Hearing | £192 |
Adjournment | £30 |
Nominal Adjournment Fee – no court attendance | £15.50 |
Withdrawn | £30 |
Letters and telephone calls | £3.65 per item / call |
[F1Non routine telephone calls (over 5 minutes)] | £58 per hour |
Table 9:
Counsel – Composite Fees
Work Type | Composite Fee |
---|---|
On the trial of a cause or matter, or the hearing of an application | |
– Where the hearing lasts for up to half a day | Standard £140 Maximum £268 |
– Full Day | Standard £317.75 Maximum £508.50 |
Part Hearing (standard) | £76.25 |
Part Hearing (maximum) | £127 |
Refresher | £140 for each additional day |
[F2Consultation and Preparation] | £35.50 per hour |
Complex items of work (opinions, affidavit) | £82.75 per item |
All other written work | £50.25 per item |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 Table 8 substituted (1.7.2019) by The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/119), arts. 1, 7(6)
F2Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 Table 9 substituted (1.7.2019) by The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/119), arts. 1, 7(7)
Proceedings regarding an order under sections 89, 90, 97, 100, 104, 108, 109, 114, 118, 123, 125 or 126 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003M5 and Proceedings under Articles 3 and 4 of the Anti-social Behaviour (Northern Ireland) Order 2004[F3Proceedings before the Care Tribunal under Article 11, 12, 42 or 43 of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 or regulation 10 of the Education (Prohibition from Teaching or Working with Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 Proceedings under Part 13A of the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995][F4Proceedings under paragraph 2, 6 or 7 of Schedule 3 to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 Proceedings under section 57, 60 or 61 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015]
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 inserted (11.10.2016) by The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/336), arts. 1, 4
F4Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 3 inserted (1.12.2016) by The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/396), arts. 1, 3
Marginal Citations