Regulation 9 Amendment of Schedule 1 (advocates’ graduated fee scheme)

In paragraph 4 (calculation of graduated fees)—

(a)

omit “lasting one to 40 days”;

(b)

for the formula to the end of that paragraph, substitute—

“ $G F = B F + (D \times D A F)$

where—

GF is the amount of the graduated fee;

BF is the basic fee specified as appropriate to the band of the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate (see paragraph 5);

D is the number of days or parts of a day on which the advocate attends at court by which the trial exceeds 1 day;

DAF is the fee payable in respect of daily attendance at court for the number of days by which the trial exceeds 1 day, as appropriate to the band of the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate (see paragraph 5A).”.