https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/hearings-held-during-the-course-of-other-proceedings/
https://www.slab.org.uk/guidance/hearings-held-during-the-course-of-other-proceedings/
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.
This is a fee which can be:
It is unusual for a Section 30 court grant to be made available to a person accused of alleged contempt and for that hearing to take place during the course of other proceedings.
However, where this does arise the fee under Schedule 2, Paragraph 1 is the fee that would apply.
You cannot charge a separate fee for any consultation and where any such charge is claimed we must disallow this as the fee allowable for the court attendance includes any consultation with the person being prosecuted for contempt of court.
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 publically 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.