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CHANGES TO CRIMINAL LEGAL AID IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2020

 

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CONTENT

 

This course will cover the following topics:

 

  • The re-introduction of payment to the firm where cases are sent to the Crown Court under Section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

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  • The new increased Cracked Trials Fees for Advocates where cases are sent to the Crown Court

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  • The definition of a Cracked Trial from Statutory Instrument 2013 No.435 and from the Legal Aid Agency Crown Court Fee Guidance Document (June 2019)

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  • Payment for reading unused material (Advocates)

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  • Payment from reading unused material (Litigators)

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  • The Basic Consideration Fee (Advocates)

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  • The Basic Consideration Fee (Litigators)

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  • The hourly rates payable as an Additional Fee for reading unused material (Advocates)

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  • The hourly rates payable as an Additional Fee for reading unused material (Litigators)

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  • Guilty Plea/Cracked Trial/Trial - the effect upon the Fee

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  • The re-introduction of payment by way of Special Preparation (hourly rates) where the pages of prosecution evidence (PPE) exceeds a certain amount (Advocates)

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  • The importance of understanding the various Categories and Bandings in relation to the payment of Special Preparation (hourly rates) (Advocates

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