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The Appointment of Queen’s Counsel Fees Order 2002

S.I. 2002/2037 · Made 27 July 2002

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LEGAL SERVICES, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 27th July 2002

Laid before Parliament 2nd August 2002

Coming into force 27th August 2002

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 45(2) of the Access to Justice Act 1999f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 22.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Fees upon application for recommendation for appointment as Queen’s Counsel in England and Wales
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Appointment of Queen’s Counsel Fees Order 2002 and shall come into force on 27th August 2002.

2Fees upon application for recommendation for appointment as Queen’s Counsel in England and Wales

Any person who applies to the Lord Chancellor to be recommended for appointment as Queen’s Counsel in England and Wales shall pay a fee of £720.

3Revocation

The Appointment of Queen’s Counsel Fees Order 1999f1 is revoked.

Signature

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 27th July 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the fee payable by a person who wishes to apply to the Lord Chancellor to be recommended for appointment as Queen’s Counsel in England and Wales fixed by the Appointment of Queen’s Counsel Fees Order 1999. The fee will increase from £335 to £720.

The revised fees will come into force on 27th August 2002.