PART 2Graduated Fees for Trial
Calculation of Graduated Fees
4. The amount of the graduated fee for a single trial advocate representing one assisted person being tried on one indictment in the Crown Court in a trial lasting one to 40 days must be calculated in accordance with the following formula—
Where—
G is the amount of the graduated fee;
B is the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 5 as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate;
d is the number of days or parts of a day on which the advocate attends at court by which the trial exceeds 2 days but does not exceed 40 days;
D is the fee payable in respect of daily attendance at court for the number of days by which the trial exceeds 2 days but does not exceed 40 days, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate;
e is the number of pages of prosecution evidence excluding the first 50, up to a maximum of 10,000;
E is the evidence uplift specified in the table following paragraph 5 as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate;
w is the number of prosecution witnesses excluding the first 10;
W is the witness uplift specified in the table following paragraph 5 as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate.
Table of fees
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4 the basic fee (B), the daily attendance fee (D), the evidence uplift (E) and the witness uplift (W) appropriate to any offence are those specified in the table following this paragraph in accordance with the Class within which that offence falls.
Table of Fees and Uplifts
| Class of Offence | Basic Fee (B) | Daily Attendance Fee (D) | Evidence Uplift (E) | Witness Uplift (W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | (£) | (£) | (£) | |
| QC | ||||
| A | 2,856 | 979 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| B | 2,529 | 857 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| C | 1,968 | 816 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| D | 2,284 | 816 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| E | 1,514 | 612 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| F | 1,514 | 612 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| G | 1,514 | 612 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| H | 1,903 | 816 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| I | 2,122 | 816 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| J | 2,856 | 979 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| K | 2,856 | 979 | 1.63 | 6.53 |
| Leading Junior | ||||
| A | 2,142 | 734 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| B | 1,897 | 643 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| C | 1,476 | 612 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| D | 1,714 | 612 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| E | 1,136 | 459 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| F | 1,136 | 459 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| G | 1,136 | 459 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| H | 1,427 | 612 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| I | 1,592 | 612 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| J | 2,142 | 734 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| K | 2,142 | 734 | 1.23 | 4.90 |
| Led Junior | ||||
| A | 1,632 | 490 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| B | 1,265 | 428 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| C | 898 | 408 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| D | 1,125 | 408 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| E | 694 | 306 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| F | 694 | 306 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| G | 694 | 306 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| H | 816 | 408 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| I | 979 | 408 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| J | 1,632 | 490 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| K | 1,428 | 490 | 0.81 | 3.26 |
| Junior Alone | ||||
| A | 1,632 | 530 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| B | 1,305 | 469 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| C | 898 | 408 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| D | 1,125 | 408 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| E | 653 | 326 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| F | 694 | 326 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| G | 694 | 326 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| H | 816 | 408 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| I | 979 | 408 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| J | 1,632 | 530 | 0.98 | 4.90 |
| K | 1,632 | 530 | 0.98 | 4.90 |