https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/civil-legal-aid-accounts-activities-covered-by-the-conduct-fee/
https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/civil-legal-aid-accounts-activities-covered-by-the-conduct-fee/
This fee covers your attendance at the conduct of any of hearings not otherwise prescribed. It is payable either for advocacy or for attending with counsel and is payable at the same rates for each.
Fees must be charged based on the total time engaged per day and are payable cumulatively between waiting and conduct time, rounded up to the nearest 15 minutes.
For example, if you have to wait for 10 minutes and then conduct a hearing lasting 8 minutes (total 18 minutes), you should claim a fee of 2 units (30 minutes) for that day (rule 19 of Chapter 2 of Schedule 6 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989).
The fees are chargeable:
This is whichever is the shorter time frame. This reflects the basis of taxation in detailed legal aid and judicial accounts.
Covid-19 update
From the 1 April 2020, you should refer to this guidance note for details of the changes we have made to this guidance in circumstances where written representations replace the need for an oral hearing.
Block fees: sheriff court proceedings (defended)
Find out about the separate payment for all work for the preparation and attendance at a Continued Options Hearing or Continued Full Case Management Hearing