Article 23 Payment of fees to advocates – Crown Court
Having determined the fees payable to each instructed advocate, in accordance with Schedule 1, the appropriate officer must notify each instructed advocate of the fees payable and authorise payment accordingly.
Where, as a result of any redetermination or appeal made or brought pursuant to articles 29 to 31—
the fees payable under paragraph (1) are increased, the appropriate officer must authorise payment of the increase; or
the fees payable under paragraph (1) are decreased, the instructed advocate must repay the amount of such decrease.
Where the payment of any fees of an instructed advocate is ordered under article 30(12) or article 31(8), the appropriate officer must authorise payment.
This article does not apply to a Very High Cost Case which is the subject of an individual contract for the provision of funded services.