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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2001/schedule-5/paragraph-2.1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/855",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2001",
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  "number": "2.1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Commission or (as the case may be) the appropriate officer may enhance by up to 100%:\n(a) in exceptional circumstances, the applicable rate for attendance at court in Table 2 in this Schedule; and\n(b) in very exceptional circumstances, the applicable rate for travel and waiting in Table 2 in this Schedule.\nTable 3. Daily rates for advocacy\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nColumn 5\nCategory 1 cases (fraud only)\nCategory 2 cases\nCategory 3 cases\nCategory 4 cases (non-fraud only)\n£ per day\n£ per day\n£ per day\n£ per day\nQueen’s Counsel\n600\n480\n430\n400\nLeading junior\n450\n360\n320\n300\nLed junior—5 years' post qualification or more experience\n300\n240\n215\n200\nLed junior—less than 5 years' post qualification experience\n200\n170\n160\n155\nJunior alone\n330\n260\n230\n215\nNoter\n125\n105\n95\n90",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/855/schedule/5/paragraph/2.1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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