3(a) Drafting grounds of appeals against finding of contempt including any note of appeal

This is a fee which can be:

  • increased because of the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances, where an increase is necessary to provide reasonable remuneration for the work
  • reduced because of any particular circumstances, a reduced fee is sufficient to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.

Where you elect to charge a different fee we recommend that you should have regard to rates from Tables of Fees which have been reviewed to reflect modern court practices and procedures, such as those under Schedule 2 of the Criminal Fees Regulations, which helpfully provide benchmark rates for a publicly funded legal aid service which can reasonably be applied in contempt of court proceedings.

Otherwise, you must justify the fee with reference to the factors in schedule 2, paragraph 3, that the fee is reasonable having regard to the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances.

A short concise and focused narrative in support of the charge should be sufficient.

Where we are not satisfied that the fee claimed is reasonable based on the information available we will allow what we consider to be a reasonable fee and invite you to provide further information in support of the claim.

3(b) Hearing in appeal against a finding of contempt – per day

This is a fee which can be:

  • increased because of the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances, where an increase is necessary to provide reasonable remuneration for the work
  • reduced because of any particular circumstances, a reduced fee is sufficient to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.

Where you elect to charge a different fee we recommend that you should have regard to rates from Tables of Fees which have been reviewed to reflect modern court practices and procedures, such as those under Schedule 2 of the Criminal Fees Regulations, which helpfully provide benchmark rates for a publicly funded legal aid service which can reasonably be applied in contempt of court proceedings.

Otherwise, you must justify the fee with reference to the factors in schedule 2, paragraph 3, that the fee is reasonable having regard to the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances.

A short concise and focused narrative in support of the charge should be sufficient.

Where we are not satisfied that the fee claimed is reasonable based on the information available we will allow what we consider to be a reasonable fee and invite you to provide further information in support of the claim.

3(c) Note of adjustments to stated case

This is a fee which can be:

  • increased because of the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances, where an increase is necessary to provide reasonable remuneration for the work
  • reduced because of any particular circumstances, a reduced fee is sufficient to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.

Where you elect to charge a different fee we recommend that you should have regard to rates from Tables of Fees which have been reviewed to reflect modern court practices and procedures, such as those under Schedule 2 of the Criminal Fees Regulations, which helpfully provide benchmark rates for a publicly funded legal aid service which can reasonably be applied in contempt of court proceedings.

Otherwise, you must justify the fee with reference to the factors in schedule 2, paragraph 3, that the fee is reasonable having regard to the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances.

A short concise and focused narrative in support of the charge should be sufficient.

Where we are not satisfied that the fee claimed is reasonable based on the information available we will allow what we consider to be a reasonable fee and invite you to provide further information in support of the claim.

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

This is a fee which can be:

  • increased because of the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances, where an increase is necessary to provide reasonable remuneration for the work
  • reduced because of any particular circumstances, a reduced fee is sufficient to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.

Where you elect to charge a different fee we recommend that you should have regard to rates from Tables of Fees which have been reviewed to reflect modern court practices and procedures, such as those under Schedule 2 of the Criminal Fees Regulations, which helpfully provide benchmark rates for a publicly funded legal aid service which can reasonably be applied in contempt of court proceedings.

Otherwise, you must justify the fee with reference to the factors in schedule 2, paragraph 3, that the fee is reasonable having regard to the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances.

A short concise and focused narrative in support of the charge should be sufficient.

Where we are not satisfied that the fee claimed is reasonable based on the information available we will allow what we consider to be a reasonable fee and invite you to provide further information in support of the claim.

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

This is a fee which can be:

  • increased because of the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances, where an increase is necessary to provide reasonable remuneration for the work
  • reduced because of any particular circumstances, a reduced fee is sufficient to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.

Where you elect to charge a different fee we recommend that you should have regard to rates from Tables of Fees which have been reviewed to reflect modern court practices and procedures, such as those under Schedule 2 of the Criminal Fees Regulations, which helpfully provide benchmark rates for a publicly funded legal aid service which can reasonably be applied in contempt of court proceedings.

Otherwise, you must justify the fee with reference to the factors in schedule 2, paragraph 3, that the fee is reasonable having regard to the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances.

A short concise and focused narrative in support of the charge should be sufficient.

Where we are not satisfied that the fee claimed is reasonable based on the information available we will allow what we consider to be a reasonable fee and invite you to provide further information in support of the claim.

3(f) Appeal relating to granting of bail

This is a fee which can be:

  • increased because of the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances, where an increase is necessary to provide reasonable remuneration for the work
  • reduced because of any particular circumstances, a reduced fee is sufficient to provide reasonable remuneration for the work.

Where you elect to charge a different fee we recommend that you should have regard to rates from Tables of Fees which have been reviewed to reflect modern court practices and procedures, such as those under Schedule 2 of the Criminal Fees Regulations, which helpfully provide benchmark rates for a publicly funded legal aid service which can reasonably be applied in contempt of court proceedings.

Otherwise, you must justify the fee with reference to the factors in schedule 2, paragraph 3, that the fee is reasonable having regard to the particular complexity or difficulty of the work or any other particular circumstances.

A short concise and focused narrative in support of the charge should be sufficient.

Where we are not satisfied that the fee claimed is reasonable based on the information available we will allow what we consider to be a reasonable fee and invite you to provide further information in support of the claim.

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