

Legaleagle Training
THE BILLING OF POLICE STATION AND MAGISTRATES' COURT WORK - OCT 2020
CONTENT
The following topics will be under consideration
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Court Appointments (important case-law)
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Certificates for Counsel
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Enhancements
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The importance of entering ‘mixed pleas’ wherever possible (Category 2)
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The new fee for ‘Sendings’
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Deciding how many ‘cases’ you have when it comes to billing them
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The circumstances in which 2 fees may be claimed when dealing with one client at the police station
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Conflict and the effect upon fees
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The circumstances in which the claim must always be on a CRM 7
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Enhanced rates
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The ‘Great Escape’
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Time periods for billing
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Being the second firm on the police station case
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The huge distinction (and the difference in the Fee!) Between being ‘sent’ to the Crown Court and being ‘committed for sentence’ to the Crown Court
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Escaping Standard Fees and claiming a Non-Standard Fee
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Moving from the Lower Standard Fee to the Higher Standard Fee
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The importance of Statutory Instrument 2016 No.313,
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The importance of the Standard Crime Contract – Specification Document (all important documents will appear in the course materials)