{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-scotland-fees-amendment-no2-regulations-1987/schedule-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1358",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-scotland-fees-amendment-no2-regulations-1987",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "“SCHEDULE 1\nDESCRIPTION OF WORK AND FEES FOR CALCULATING REMUNERATION OF SOLICITORS IN THE HIGH, SHERIFF AND DISTRICT COURTS\nRegulation 11(3)\n£19.80 fee\n1 (a) For the first half hour spent by a solicitor conducting a trial in court or conducting an other hearing.\n(b) For each quarter hour subsequent to the first half hour spent in so conducting a trial or other hearing the fee shall be £9.90.\n£7.65 fee\n2 (a) For each quarter hour spent by a solicitor in performing work other than that prescribed in paragraphs 1, 3 and 4.\n(b) The work referred to in sub paragraph (a) other than prescribed in paragraph 1, 3 and 4 shall include attending with clients and others, taking precognitions, perusing documents, preparing for trial and attending court in all circumstances.\n(c) For each quarter hour spent by a solicitor’s clerk in performing the work prescribed in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) the fee shall be one half of the solicitor’s fee.\n£4.35 fee\n3 (a) Each citation of a witness including execution thereof;\n(b) framing and drawing precognitions and other necessary papers, subject to paragraph 4(c) - per sheet;\n(c) instructing messengers-at-arms and sheriff officers including examining execution and settling fee;\n(d) lengthy telephone calls; and\n(e) letters, including instructions to counsel - each page of 125 words, subject to paragraph 4(b) and (e).\n£1.75 fee\n4 (a) Attendance at court offices for performance of formal work including each necessary lodging in or uplifting from court or each necessary enquiry for documents due to be lodged;\n(b) formal letters and intimations;\n(c) framing formal documents, including inventories and title pages - per sheet;\n(d) revising papers drawn by counsel or where revisal ordered by court - per 5 sheets or part thereof; and\n(e) telephone calls other than lengthy calls and letters confirming lengthy and other telephone calls.\nInterpretation\n5 In this Schedule–\n“court” means the High Court, the sheriff court or the district court as the case may be; and\na “sheet” shall consist of 250 words or numbers.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1358/schedule/2",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}