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Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 421 (S.43)

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, SCOTLAND

The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 1988

Made

5th March 1988

Laid before Parliament

10th March 1988

Coming into force

1st April 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 33 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.

(2) In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1987(2).

2. For the Table of Fees set out in Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (Fees of Counsel) there shall be substituted the Table of Fees set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

3. The amendments to the principal Regulations made by regulation 2 of these Regulations shall apply only to fees in relation to proceedings concluded on or after 1st April 1988.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

New St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

5th March 1988

Regulation 2

SCHEDULETABLE OF FEES

CHAPTER 1-JUNIOR COUNSEL

Junior with SeniorJunior alone

1. Trial per day

(a)In Edinburgh

£131.50£185.50

(b)In Glasgow

£155.50£228.00

(c)Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh

£161.50£233.50

(d)In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries

£221.50£312.00

(e)Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh:

  • Such fee as the auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph.

2. Appeals, etc.

(a)Drafting grounds of appeal against conviction, including any note of appeal

£34.00£48.00

(b)Hearing in appeal aainst cponviction-per day

£131.50£185.50

(c)Note of adjustments to stated case

£34.00£48.00

(d)Hearing on stated case or bill of suspension relating to conviction or conviction and sentence

£60.00£78.00

(e)Any appeal against sentence including fee for drafting note of appeal

£24.00£54.00

(f)Appeal relating to granting of bail

£18.00£18.00

3. Consultations

(a)In Edinburgh

£42.00£60.00
  • Additional fee if held in prison

£6.50£6.50

(b)Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh

£78.00£102.00

(c)In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries

£155.50£185.50

(d)Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh:

  • Such fee as the auditor consoiders appropriate with regard to the journey involvved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph.

4. Opinion on appeal, etc.

£36.00

5. Revisal of stated case

£36.00

6. Drafting bill of susp[ension

£36.00

7. Remits for sentence and pleas in mitigation

£36.00

CHAPTER 2-SENIOR COUNSEL

1. Trial per day

(a)In Edinburgh

£240.00

(b)In Glasgow

£281.50

(c)Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh

£288.00

(d)In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries

£389.50

(e)Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh:

  • Such fee as the auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph.

2. Appeals, etc.

(a)Drafting grounds of appeal against conviction, including any note of appeal

£66.00

(b)Hearing in appeal aainst cponviction-per day

£240.00

(c)Note of adjustments to stated case

£66.00

(d)Hearing on stated case or bill of suspension relating to conviction or conviction and sentence

£119.50

(e)Any appeal against sentence including revisal of note of appeal

£78.00

(f)Appeal relating to granting of bail

£24.00

3. Consultations

(a)In Edinburgh

£90.00
  • Additional fee if held in prison

£6.50

(b)Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh

£143.50

(c)In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries

£276.00

(d)Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh:

  • Such fee as the auditor consoiders appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph.

4. Opinion on appeal, etc.

£54.00

5. Revisal of stated case

£54.00

6. Drafting bill of susp[ension

£54.00

7. Remits for sentence and pleas in mitigation

£54.00

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1987 so as to increase the fees allowable to Counsel for criminal legal aid given under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986. The increased fees will apply to proceedings concluded on or after 1st April 1988. The overall increase is around 4½%.

(2)

S.I. 1987/365; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1987/824


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