https://www.slab.org.uk/faqs/contempt-of-court-proceedings-counsel-fees-for-work-done-on-or-after-22-march-2021/
https://www.slab.org.uk/faqs/contempt-of-court-proceedings-counsel-fees-for-work-done-on-or-after-22-march-2021/
[As amended by SSI 2021 No 56 in force 22 March 2021]
SCHEDULE 2
FEES OF COUNSEL
Regulation 7
1.—Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, fees shall be calculated in accordance with the Table of Fees in this Schedule.
2.—Where the Tables of Fees in this Schedule does not prescribe a fee for any item of work the auditor shall allow such fee as appears to him appropriate to provide reasonable remuneration for work with regard to all the circumstances, including the general levels of fees in the said Table of Fees.
3.—The auditor shall have power to increase any fee set out in the Table of Fees in this Schedule where he is satisfied that, because of the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances, such an increase is necessary to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.
4.—The auditor shall have power to reduce any fee set out in the Table of Fees in this Schedule where he is satisfied that, because of any particular circumstances, a reduced fee is sufficient to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.
TABLE OF FEES
CHAPTER 1 - JUNIOR COUNSEL
| Junior with Senior | Junior alone | ||
| 1. | Hearing, held during the course of other proceedings, at which the person concerned is first called upon to answer to the alleged contempt. No consultation fee (paragraph 4) will be payable in these circumstances. | £34.08 | £50.30 |
| 2. | Hearing (other than described in paragraphs 1 or 3) – per day | ||
| (a) | In Edinburgh | £186.02 | £262.27 |
| (b) | In Glasgow | £220.10 | £322.84 |
| (c) | Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh | £228.20 | £330.94 |
| (d) | In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries | £314.72 | £441.80 |
| (e) | Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh | Such fee as the Auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph. | |
| 3. | Appeals, etc. | ||
| (a) | Drafting grounds of appeals against finding of contempt including any note of appeal | £48.14 | £68.14 |
| (b) | Hearing in appeal against a finding of contempt–per day | £186.02 | £262.27 |
| (c) | Note of adjustments to stated case | £48.14 | £68.14 |
| (d) | Hearing on stated case or bill of suspension relating to a finding of contempt or a finding of contempt and sentence | £84.36 | £110.32 |
| (e) | Any appeal against sentence including fee for drafting note of appeal | £34.08 | £76.26 |
| (f) | Appeal relating to granting of bail | £25.43 | £25.43 |
| 4. | Consultations - Save for in a case provided for in paragraph 1 | ||
| (a) | In Edinburgh | £59.49 | £84.36 |
| Additional fee if held in prison | £9.20 | £9.20 | |
| (b) | Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh | £110.32 | £144.39 |
| (c) | In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries | £220.10 | £262.27 |
| (d) | Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh | Such fee as the Auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph. | |
| 5. | Opinion on appeal, etc. | £50.30 | |
| 6. | Revisal of stated case | £50.30 | |
| 7. | Drafting bill of suspension | £50.30 | |
| 8. | Remits for sentence and pleas in mitigation | £50.30 | |
CHAPTER 2 - SENIOR COUNSEL
| 1. | Hearing, held during the course of other proceedings, at which the person concerned is first called upon to answer to the alleged contempt. No consultation fee (paragraph 4) will be payable in these circumstances. | £76.26 | |
| 2. | Hearing (other than described in paragraphs 1 or 3) – per day | ||
| (a) | In Edinburgh | £340.68 | |
| (b) | In Glasgow | £399.08 | |
| (c) | Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh | £408.28 | |
| (d) | In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries | £552.12 | |
| (e) | Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh | Such fee as the Auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph. | |
| 3. | Appeals, etc. | ||
| (a) | Drafting grounds of appeals against finding of contempt including any note of appeal | £93.56 | |
| (b) | Hearing in appeal against a finding of contempt–per day | £340.68 | |
| (c) | Note of adjustments to stated case | £93.56 | |
| (d) | Hearing on stated case or bill of suspension relating to a finding of contempt or a finding of contempt and sentence | £169.26 | |
| (e) | Any appeal against sentence including fee for drafting note of appeal | £110.32 | |
| (f) | Appeal relating to granting of bail | £34.08 | |
| 4. | Consultations - Save for in a case provided for in paragraph 1 | ||
| (a) | In Edinburgh | £127.62 | |
| Additional fee if held in prison | £9.20 | ||
| (b) | Elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh | £203.33 | |
| (c) | In Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries | £390.97 | |
| (d) | Elsewhere beyond 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh | Such fee as the Auditor considers appropriate with regard to the journey involved and the level of fees prescribed in this paragraph. | |
| 5. | Opinion on appeal, etc. | £76.26 | |
| 6. | Revisal of stated case | £76.26 | |
| 7. | Drafting bill of suspension | £76.26 | |
| 8. | Remits for sentence and pleas in mitigation | £76.26 | |