2A.,Progress fees (Family and Civil Partnership Actions for work on or after 25 September 2023) –,
,(a),(i),Fee to cover all additional work (including adjustment, all work relating to the Pre-Hearing meeting, lodging joint minute and exchanging list of witnesses and attendance at Full Case Management Hearing) from the conclusion of the work in paragraph 1 until the allowance of a Proof or Debate or other court hearing fixed for the purpose of settlement (except as specifically provided below),25,
,(ii),Fee to cover all additional work (e.g. negotiation, discussion, voluntary disclosure and all meetings, correspondence, and all work relating to the Pre-Hearing meeting, lodging joint minute and exchanging list of witnesses, where appropriate) involving the active participation of agents and resulting, prior to the allowance of a Proof, Debate, or other court hearing fixed for the purpose of settlement, in the negotiated settlement of the action (except as specifically provided below),21,
,(iii),Fee to cover all additional work (e.g. negotiation, discussion, voluntary disclosure and all meetings, correspondence and all work relating to the Pre-Hearing meeting, lodging joint minute and exchanging list of witnesses, where appropriate) involving the active participation of agents where, prior to the allowance of a Proof or Debate, or other court hearing fixed for the purpose of settlement, an outcome or disposal is effected (subject to a maximum charge of 10 units) (except as specifically provided below),11,
(b),,Fee to cover all work for the preparation and attendance at any Continued Full Case Management Hearing including the preparation of an amended Record,2,
(aa),Preparation for Child Welfare Hearing and Initial Case Management Hearing,,
(i),Fee to cover all work preparing for the first Child Welfare Hearing,6,
(ii),Fee to cover all work preparing for each subsequent Child Welfare Hearing,3,
(iii),Fee payable, in addition to the fees prescribed in paragraph (i) or (ii) above, where the Child Welfare Hearing is held at the same time as the Initial Case Management Hearing, including any continued joint diets (2 units per each joint hearing),2,
(iv),Fee to cover all work preparing for the Initial Case Management Hearing, and (in addition) for each subsequent continued such hearing, except where a fee is payable under any of heads (i) to (iii) above,3,
(g),Drafting written questions in respect of the first vulnerable witness or child witness,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 3 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(h),Drafting written questions in respect of the second, and each subsequent, vulnerable or child witness,Payable at half rate for a trial (paragraph 3 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(i),Opinion on sentence,£85.18,
(j),Opinion in an appeal by way of Bill of Suspension or Stated Case,£141.95,
(k),Opinion in any other case,£227.12–£397.46,
,,Junior as leader,Junior alone,Junior with leader,
(b),Further diet which involves substantive debate or resolution of outstanding issues, preliminary pleas, objections to the admissibility of evidence by minute, devolution minutes or applications under section 275 of the 1995 Act.,£431.52,£374.75,£255.51,
(c),Adjourned diet under section 75A of the 1995 Act, or continued diet.,£431.52,£374.75,£255.51,
(u),diet of debate,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 3 above) depending on category of case and status of counsel.,
(g),Drafting written questions in respect of the first vulnerable witness or child witness,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 3 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(h),Drafting written questions in respect of the second, and each subsequent, vulnerable or child witness,Payable at half rate for a trial (paragraph 3 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(i),Opinion on sentence,£129.47,
(j),Opinion in an appeal by way of Bill of Suspension or Stated Case,£212.93,
(k),Opinion in any other case,£397.46–£794.91,
,(u) diet of debate,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 3 above) depending on category of case and status of counsel.,
(g),Drafting written questions in respect of the first vulnerable witness or child witness,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(h),Drafting written questions in respect of the second, and each subsequent, vulnerable or child witness,Payable at half rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(i),Opinion on sentence,£85.18,
(j),Opinion in an appeal by way of Bill of Suspension or Stated Case,£141.95,
(k),Opinion in any other case,£227.12–£397.46,
 1AA ,First Diet – Fees for all work in relation to a first diet in any case where the indictment is served on or after 25 September 2023 ,,
(a),First diet including all managed meetings or equivalent communication with Crown counsel or the Procurator Fiscal by whatever means and including any note on the line of evidence,  Payable at either—    (i) one and a half times the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel, or    (ii) in a case to which the Protocol set out in the schedule to Practice Note No.1 of 2018 applies, twice the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel  ,
(b),First diet, adjourned or continued in which witnesses called to give evidence,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
,,Junior as leader,Junior alone,Junior with leader,
(c),Further diet which involves substantive debate or resolution of outstanding issues, preliminary pleas, objections to the admissibility of evidence by minute, devolution minutes or applications under section 275 of the 1995 Act,£345.22,£299.80,£204.41,
(d),Adjourned diet under section 75A of the 1995 Act, or continued diet,£345.22,£299.80,£204.41,
(e),Attendance at all managed meetings or work in connection with equivalent communication with the Crown by whatever means and including any note on the line of evidence where counsel does not attend the first diet.,Payable at one-half of the fee payable in accordance with paragraph 1AA(a) above.,
(f),Conduct of first diet on receipt of detailed instructions not having been involved in pre hearing communication with the Crown.,Payable at one-half of the fee payable in accordance with paragraph 1AA(a) above..,
(u),diet of debate,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 above) depending on category of case and status of counsel.,
(g),Drafting written questions in respect of the first vulnerable witness or child witness,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(h),Drafting written questions in respect of the second, and each subsequent, vulnerable or child witness,Payable at half rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(i),Opinion on sentence,£129.47,
(j),Opinion in an appeal by way of Bill of Suspension or Stated Case,£212.93,
(k),Opinion in any other case,£397.46–£794.91,
1AA,First Diet – Fees for all work in relation to a first diet in any case where the indictment is served on or after 25 September 2023,,
(a),First diet including all managed meetings or equivalent communication with Crown counsel or the Procurator Fiscal by whatever means and including any note on the line of evidence,  Payable at either—    (i) one and a half times the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel, or    (ii) in a case to which the Protocol set out in the schedule to Practice Note No.1 of 2018 applies, twice the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel  ,
(b),First diet, adjourned or continued in which witnesses called to give evidence,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 below) depending on category of case and status of counsel,
(c),Further diet which involves substantive debate or resolution of outstanding issues, preliminary pleas, objections to the admissibility of evidence by minute, devolution minutes or applications under section 275 of the 1995 Act.,£408.82,
(d),Adjourned diet under section 75A of the 1995 Act, or continued diet.,£408.82,
(e),Attendance at all managed meetings or work in connection with equivalent communication with the Crown by whatever means and including any note on the line of evidence where counsel does not attend the first diet.,Payable at one-half of the fee payable in accordance with paragraph 1AA(a) above.,
(f),Conduct of first diet on receipt of detailed instructions not having been involved in pre hearing communication with the Crown.,Payable at one-half of the fee payable in accordance with paragraph 1AA(a) above.,
(u),diet of debate,Payable at the full rate for a trial (paragraph 2 above) depending on category of case and status of counsel.,