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Regulation 22 Restriction on payment

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Where a representation order has been made, the assisted person’s solicitor or advocate shall not receive or be a party to the making of any payment for work done in connection with the proceedings in respect of which the representation order was made except such payments as may be made:

(a)

by the Lord Chancellor or the Commission; or

(b)

in respect of any expenses or fees incurred in:

(i)

preparing, obtaining or considering any report, opinion or further evidence, whether provided by an expert witness or otherwise; or

(ii)

obtaining any transcripts or recordings

where an application for an authority to incur such fees or expenses has been refused by the Costs Committee.