# The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996, Schedule 2


TABLE
Preparation
Type of Proceedings
Lower standard fee
Lower fee limit
Principal standard fee
Upper fee limit
Crown Court trials (including any case prepared for trial which was otherwise disposed of)
£129·50
£179·00
£249·50
£312·00
Guilty pleas
£81·50
£110·00
£175·00
£226·00
Appeals to the county court against conviction
£51·00
£68·00
£153·00
£233·00
Appeals to the county court against sentence
£36·25
£52·00
£93·00
£131·00
Proceedings of the type described in paragraph 1(2)(d)
£42·50
£51·00
£97·75
£141·00
Class of Work
Grade of fee-earner
Rate
ADVOCACY
Senior solicitor
£64·50 per hour
Solicitor
£56·00 per hour
ATTENDANCE AT COURT WHERE COUNSEL ASSIGNED
Senior solicitor
£42·25 per hour
Senior solicitor Solicitor or fee-earner of equal experience
£42·25 per hour £34·00 per hour
An apprentice or a pupil to a solicitor or fee- earner of equivalent experience
£20·50 per hour
TRAVELLING AND WAITING
Senior solicitor
£24·75 per hour
Solicitor or fee-earner of equivalent experience
£24·75 per hour
An apprentice or a pupil to a solicitor or fee- earner of equivalent experience
£12·50 per hour

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/222/schedule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-2
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