Contempt of court proceedings – counsel fees: work done or outlays incurred before 26 April 2019

 

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. £ 31.50 £  46.50
 

2.

Hearing (other than described in paragraphs 1 or 3) - per day.
(a) in Edinburgh £172.00 £242.50
(b) in Glasgow £203.50 £298.50
(c) elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh: £211.00 £306.00
(d) in Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries £291.00 £408.50
(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 appeal against finding of contempt including any note of appeal

 

 

£ 44.50

 

£ 63.00

 

 

(b) hearing in appeal against a finding of contempt - per day

 

 

£172.00

 

£242.50

 

 

(c) note of adjustments to stated case

 

£ 44.50 £ 63.00
 

 

(d) hearing on stated case or bill of suspension relating to a finding of contempt or a finding of contempt and sentence

 

 

 

£ 78.00

 

 

£102.00

 

 

(e) any appeal against sentence including fee for drafting note of appeal

 

 

£ 31.50

 

£ 70.50

 

 

(f) appeal relating to granting of bail

 

£ 23.50 £ 23.50
 

4.

Consultations, save in a case provided for by paragraph 1

 

 

 

(a) in Edinburgh

additional fee if held in prison

 

£ 55.00

£  8.50

£ 78.00

£  8.50

 

 

(b) elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh

 

 

£102.00

 

£133.50

 

 

(c) in Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries

 

£203.50 £242.50
 

 

(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.

 

£ 46.50
 

6.

Revisal of stated case

 

£ 46.50
 

7.

Drafting bill of suspension

 

£ 46.50
 

8.

Remits for sentence and pleas in mitigation

 

£ 46.50

 

 

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 contempt.  No consultation fee (paragraph 4) will be payable in these circumstances.

 

 

 

 

£ 70.50

 

2.

Hearing (other than that described in paragraphs 1 or 3) - per day

 

 

 

(a) in Edinburgh

 

£315.00
 

 

(b) in Glasgow

 

£369.00
 

 

(c) elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh

 

 

£377.50

 

 

(d) in Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries

 

£510.50
 

 

(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) revising grounds of appeal against a finding of contempt, including any note of appeal

 

 

£ 86.50

 

 

(b) hearing in appeal against a finding of contempt - per day

 

 

£315.00

 

 

(c) note of adjustments to stated case

 

£ 86.50
 

 

(d) hearing on stated case or bill of suspension relating to a finding of contempt or a finding of contempt and sentence

 

 

 

£156.50

 

 

(e) any appeal against sentence including revisal of note of appeal

 

 

£102.00

 

 

(f) appeal relating to granting of bail

 

£ 31.50
 

4.

 

Consultations, save in a case provided for by paragraph 1

 

 

 

(a) in Edinburgh

additional fee if held in prison

 

£118.00

£  8.50

 

 

(b) elsewhere within 60 miles journey by road from Edinburgh

 

 

£188.00

 

 

(c) in Aberdeen, Inverness or Dumfries

 

£361.50
 

 

(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

 

£ 70.50
 

6.

Revisal of stated case

 

£ 70.50
 

7.

Revisal of bill of suspension

 

£ 70.50
 

8.

Remits for sentence and pleas in mitigation

 

£ 70.50