# The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1987, Regulation 14: Employment of counsel and expert witnesses


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, the prior approval of the Board shall be required–
(a) where the proceedings are in the High Court and are not proceedings relating to a prosecution or conviction for murder, for the employment of senior counsel alone, of senior counsel with junior counsel, or of more than one junior counsel;
(b) where the proceedings are in the sheriff court or the district court, for the employment of counsel; and
(c) for the employment of an expert witness.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not apply where the Board, on an application made to it for retrospective approval for the employment of counsel or, as the case may be, of an expert witness, considers that the employment would have been approved by them and that there was special reason why prior approval was not applied for.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/307/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-scotland-regulations-1987/regulation-14
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