# The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 1987, Regulation 5


For paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 there shall be substituted, in respect of work done on or after 1st April 1987 —
“1 Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the appropriate authority shall allow fees for work allowed by it under regulation 5 at the following standard rates:
(a) Magistrates' court proceedings
Class of work
Rate
Preparation
£32.50 per hour
— (£33.50 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within a London postal district)
Advocacy
£40.50 per hour
Attendance at court where counsel assigned
£21.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting
£19.00 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls
£2.50 per item
(b) Crown Court and Court of Appeal proceedings
Class of work
Grade of fee-earner
Rate
Preparation
Senior solicitor
£38 per hour
£39.50 —
} per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within a London postal district
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience }
£32.50 per hour
£33.50 —
Articled clerk or fee-earner of equivalent experience }
£21.50 per hour
£24.50 —
Advocacy
Senior solicitor
£40.50 per hour
Solicitor
£40.50 per hour
Attendance at court where counsel assigned
Senior solicitor
£31.00 per hour
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience }
£24.50 per hour
Articled clerk or fee-earner of equivalent experience }
£15.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting
Senior solicitor
£19 per hour
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience }
£19 per hour
Articled clerk or fee-earner of equivalent experience }
£ 9.50 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls
£ 2.50 per item
”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/369/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-amendment-regulations-1987/regulation-5
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