# The Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) (Funding) Order 2013, Article 3: Amendment to paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007


(1) The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007 is amended as follows.
(2) For the first two tables following paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 substitute—
“
Preparation (hourly rates)
Category 1
£
Category 2
£
Category 3
£
Category 4
£
Counsel
QC
106.75
83.30
66.85
66.85
Leading junior
93.10
73.15
58.45
58.45
Led junior
66.85
53.20
45.50
45.50
Junior alone
73.15
59.85
51.80
51.80
2nd led junior
46.90
37.10
32.20
32.20
Solicitor-advocate
Leading level A
106.75
83.30
66.85
66.85
Led level A
93.10
73.15
58.45
58.45
Leading level B
93.10
73.15
58.45
58.45
Led level B
77.00
63.35
48.30
48.30
Level A alone
96.60
80.50
65.45
65.45
Level B alone
81.20
69.65
54.95
54.95
Second advocate
46.90
37.10
32.20
32.20
Advocacy
Preliminary hearing
£
Half day
£
Full day
£
QC
83.30
175.00
350.00
Leading junior
63.35
143.68
287.00
Led junior
42.70
92.93
185.85
Junior alone
49.00
105.00
210.00
2nd led junior
24.85
47.25
94.50
Noting junior
21.35
40.25
80.50.
”.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the amendments made by this article apply to work done pursuant to any Task List agreed between the litigator and the Lord Chancellor on or after 2nd December 2013.
(4) The amendments made by this article do not apply to work done in a case in which—
(a) the court has set a trial date before 2nd December 2013; and
(b) that trial date is on or before 31st March 2014.
(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4), any adjournment or postponement of a trial which takes place after the trial date is set must be disregarded.
(6) In this article, “Task List” has the meaning given in the contract made between the Commission and members of the Very High Cost Case (Crime) Panel and dated 14th January 2008, as amended on 13th November 2008, 15th December 2008 and 5th May 2009.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2804/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-very-high-cost-cases-funding-order-2013/article-3
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