# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007, Paragraph 9: Fees for preparation


(1) Where a litigator—
(a) submits a claim for determination under paragraph 2 in a case to which paragraph 7(2) applies; or
(b) disputes the allowance of the lower standard fee and provides a detailed claim under paragraph 8(3)(c) or 8(4)(b),
the appropriate officer must first determine fees for preparation within the meaning of paragraph 10(2)(a).
(2) If the fees so determined are—
(a) less than the lower fee limit, the appropriate officer must allow and pay the lower standard fee together with the standard fees for all other classes of work specified in paragraph 10(2);
(b) not less than the lower fee limit and not more than the upper fee limit, the appropriate officer must allow and pay the principal standard fee together with the standard fees for all other classes of works specified in paragraph 10(2);
(c) more than the upper fee limit, no standard fees are payable and all fees must be determined in accordance with paragraph 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1174/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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