# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007, Paragraph 4: Levels of fee earner


(1) The Commission must assign each fee earner providing funded services under a representation order in a Very High Cost Case to Level A, Level B or Level C.
(2) In order to be assigned to Level A, a fee earner must provide evidence that he meets the requirements of Level A.
(3) Where the Commission considers that—
(a) the prosecution evidence in a Very High Cost Case is particularly voluminous or complex; and
(b) the Very High Cost Case involves preparatory work of a routine nature,
it may authorise a pupil or other junior to undertake, and be remunerated for, such work on the Very High Cost Case as the Commission considers reasonable.
(4) Any question as to whether a fee earner fulfils the criteria for a particular level must be determined by the Commission, which must consider the circumstances of the individual case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1174/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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