{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-no2-regulations-1996/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-no2-regulations-1996/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/641",
  "legislation_title": "The Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-amendment-no2-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989",
  "text": "Schedule 6 shall be amended by substituting—\n(a) for the Table following paragraph 1, the following\nClass of work\nRate\nPreparation\n£44.00 per hour —\n(£46.50 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)\nAdvocacy\n£55.25 per hour\nAttendance at court where counsel assigned\n£30.00 per hour\nTravelling and waiting\n£24.50 per hour\nRoutine letters written and routine telephone calls\n£3.40 per item —\n(£3.55 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)\n(b) for the Table following paragraph 2, the following\nClass of work\nRate\nPreparation\n£45.50 per hour —\n(£48.25 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)\nAdvocacy\n£57.25 per hour\nAttendance at court where counsel assigned\n£31.00 per hour\nTravelling and waiting\n£25.50 per hour\nRoutine letters written and routine telephone calls\n£3.55 per item —\n(£3.70 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)\n(c) for the Table following paragraph 3, the following\nClass of work\nRate\nPreparation\n£52.75 per hour —\n(£56.25 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)\nAdvocacy\n£64.00 per hour\nAttendance at court where counsel assigned\n£30.00 per hour\nTravelling and waiting\n£24.50 per hour\nRoutine letters written and routine telephone calls\n£3.75 per item\n(d) for the Table following paragraph 4, the following\nClass of work\nRate\nPreparation\n£54.50 per hour —\n(£58.25 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)\nAdvocacy\n£66.25 per hour\nAttendance at court where counsel assigned\n£31.00 per hour\nTravelling and waiting\n£25.50 per hour\nRoutine letters written and routine telephone calls\n£3.90 per item",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/641/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:49:19.666974+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}