Regulation 11 Representation in the Crown Court, Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) and House of Lords
Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 9, the right conferred by section 15(1) of the Act, as regards representation in respect of any proceedings in the Crown Court (other than proceedings mentioned in regulation 3(2)), Court of Appeal or House of Lords, shall be exercisable only in relation to those representatives who are:
employed by the Commission to provide such representation; or
authorised to provide such representation under a crime franchise contract with the Commission.
Where the Commission has determined that representation in a very high cost serious fraud case shall be provided by a member of the Serious Fraud Panel, such right shall be limited to representatives who are for the time being members of that Panel.
For the purposes of this regulation:
a very high cost serious fraud case is a very high cost case with regard to which the offence with which the defendant is charged is primarily or substantially founded on allegations of fraud or other serious financial impropriety, or involves complex financial transactions; and
the Serious Fraud Panel is a panel of solicitors appointed under arrangements made by the Commission to deal with such cases.
This regulation does not apply to any proceedings referred to in section 12(2)(f) of the Act.