The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Made: 25th February 2013

Laid before Parliament: 28th February 2013

Coming into force: 1st April 2013

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3), 5(2), 5(4) and 41(1) to (3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 .

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

Interpretation

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• (1) In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012;

• “1981 Act” means the Senior Courts Act 1981;

• “1984 Act” means the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984;

• “2003 Act” means the Courts Act 2003;

• “advocate” means a person who exercises a right of audience before a court, tribunal or other person and “advocacy” means the exercise of such a right;

• “advocates' meeting” means an advocates' meeting directed by the court pursuant to the outline set out in the table following paragraph 1.3 of Practice Direction 12A (Care, Supervision and other Part 4 Proceedings: Guide to Case Management) to the Family Procedure Rules 2010;

• “advocacy services” means work done—by an advocate at a court hearing;by an advocate, as such, in connection with an advocates' meeting;by counsel in connection with a conference; andby counsel in connection with an opinion,and fees and rates for advocacy services include, unless different provision is made in these Regulations, remuneration for preparatory work, attendances, travelling and waiting in relation to those services but does not include anything done that falls under the definition of “online procedure advocacy services”;

• ...

• “authorised” means authorised by the President of the Family Division, or nominated by or on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice to conduct particular business, under powers granted by rules made under section 31D of the 1984 Act;

• “Category Definition” means one of the Category Definitions that form part of the 2010 Standard Civil Contract , the 2013 Standard Civil Contract , the 2014 Standard Civil Contract , the 2015 Standard Civil Contract , 2018 Standard Civil Contract or 2024 Standard Civil Contract;;

• “Controlled Work” has the same meaning as in regulation 21(2) of the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012 ;

• “costs judge” means—the Chief Taxing Master;a taxing master of the Senior Courts; ora person appointed to act as deputy for the person holding office referred to in sub-paragraph (b) or to act as a temporary additional officer for any such office;

• “counsel” means—a barrister in independent practice; anda solicitor or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives who does not work in a partnership and who is not a party to the relevant contract;

• “family proceedings” means proceedings which arise out of family relationships, and includes proceedings in which the welfare of children is determined, and includes proceedings under the following—the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ;the Adoption Act 1976 ;the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 ;Part III (financial relief in England and Wales after overseas divorce etc) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 ;Parts I to V (introductory, orders with respect to children in family proceedings, local authority support for children and families, care and supervision, protection of children) of the Children Act 1989 ; section 119 and section 124 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (use of accommodation for restricting liberty); Part IV (family homes and domestic violence) of the Family Law Act 1996 ;the Adoption and Children Act 2002 ;the Civil Partnership Act 2004 ; andthe inherent jurisdiction of the High Court in relation to children,but does not include judicial review proceedings, proceedings under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 or proceedings under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 ;

• “judge of circuit judge level” means—a circuit judge who is authorised, where applicable;a Recorder who is authorised, where applicable; orany other judge of the family court authorised to sit as a judge of circuit judge level in the family court;

• “judge of district judge level” means—the Senior District Judge of the Family Division;a district judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division;a person appointed to act as deputy for the person holding office referred to in sub-paragraph (b) or to act as a temporary additional officer for any such office;a district judge who is authorised, where applicable;a deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of the 1981 Act or section 8 of the County Courts Act 1984 who is authorised, where applicable;an authorised District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts); orany other judge of the family court authorised to sit as a judge of district judge level in the family court;

• “judge of High Court judge level” means—a deputy judge of the High Court;a puisne judge of the High Court;a person who has been a judge of the Court of Appeal or a puisne judge of the High Court who may act as a judge of the family court by virtue of section 9 of the 1981 Act;the Senior President of Tribunals;the Chancellor of the High Court;an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal (including the vice-president, if any, of either division of that court);the President of the Queen’s Bench Division;the President of the Family Division;the Master of the Rolls; orthe Lord Chief Justice;

• “judge of the family court” means a judge referred to in section 31C(1) of the 1984 Act;

• “justices’ legal adviser” means a person nominated by the Lord Chancellor who is authorised to exercise functions under section 28(1) of the Courts Act 2003;

• “lay justice” means an authorised justice of the peace who is not a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts);

• “legally aided person” means a person for whom civil legal services are made available under arrangements made for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act and “client” has the same meaning;

• "online procedure advocacy services" means advocacy in relation to online procedure cases, and fees and rates for online procedure advocacy services include remuneration for travelling and waiting in relation to those services;

• “provider” means a party, other than the Lord Chancellor, to the relevant contract;

• “the relevant contract” means whichever of the 2010 Standard Civil Contract, the 2010 Standard Crime Contract, the 2013 Standard Civil Contract , the 2013 Individual Case Contract (Civil) , the 2014 Standard Civil Contract , the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) , the 2015 Standard Civil Contract , the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) , 2017 Standard Crime Contract, 2018 Standard Civil Contract, 2022 Standard Crime Contract or 2024 Standard Civil Contract governs the provision of civil legal services for which remuneration is claimed; and

• “the 2010 Standard Civil Contract”, “the 2010 Standard Crime Contract”, “the 2013 Standard Civil Contract”, the “2013 Individual Case Contract (Civil)” , the 2013 Individual Case Contract (High Cost Civil)” , the 2014 Standard Civil Contract , “the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)” , “the 2015 Standard Civil Contract” , “the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)” and “the 2018 Standard Civil Contract” mean the contracts so named between the Lord Chancellor and a provider of civil legal services under Part 1 of the Act (legal aid).

• (2) A reference in these Regulations to the following forms of civil legal services—

• (a) legal help;

• (b) help at court;

• (c) family help;

• (d) family mediation;

• (e) help with family mediation;

• (f) legal representation; and

• (g) other legal services,

is to the provision of those forms of service as defined in Part 2 of the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013 .

Value Added Tax

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All rates and fees set out in the Schedules are exclusive of value added tax.

Delegation

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A function of the Lord Chancellor under these Regulations may be exercised by, or by an employee of, a person authorised for that purpose by the Lord Chancellor .

Non application to civil legal services provided under certain contracts

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• (1) Regulations 5A to 11 are subject to this regulation.

• (2) These Regulations do not apply to the payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to persons who provide civil legal services where the provision of those services is governed by a contract between a person and the Lord Chancellor which has been awarded as part of any pilot which provides for remuneration by way of one or more standard fees.

• (3) With the exception of regulations 5A, 7 and 10, these Regulations do not apply to the payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to persons who provide civil legal services where the provision of those services is governed by a contract between a person and the Lord Chancellor which has been awarded after competitive tendering as to price has taken place.

• (4) With the exception of regulations 5A and 10, these Regulations do not apply to the payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to persons who provide civil legal services where the provision of those services is governed by the Individual Case Contract (High Cost Civil).

• (5) Where paragraph (3) applies, the reference in regulation 10(a) to “the relevant contract” is to the contract between a person and the Lord Chancellor which has been awarded after competitive tendering as to price has taken place.

• (6) Where paragraph (4) applies, the reference in regulation 10(a) to “the relevant contract” is to the Individual Case Contract (High Cost Civil).

Remuneration for civil legal services: general

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• (1) This regulation applies to the payment by the Lord Chancellor of remuneration to providers of civil legal services other than—

• (a) advocacy services in family proceedings; or

• (b) civil legal services in relation to inquests.

• (2) Subject to regulation 5A, the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to a provider of civil legal services in accordance with—

• (a) the relevant contract; and

• (b) subject to paragraph (3), the fees and rates set out in Schedule 1.

• (3) The Lord Chancellor may pay a percentage enhancement to the hourly rates set out in Schedule 1, but the percentage enhancement must not exceed—

• (a) 100% for proceedings in the Upper Tribunal, High Court, Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court; and

• (b) 50% for all other proceedings.

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• (1) This regulation applies to the payment by the Lord Chancellor of remuneration for civil legal services provided by barristers in independent practice where the civil legal services—

• (a) are in relation to work that is not Controlled Work; and

• (b) are not—

• (i) advocacy services in family proceedings; or

• (ii) other legal services in relation to inquests.

• (2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (4A) Subject to regulation 5A and paragraphs (3) and (4) of this regulation,, the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration for civil legal services to which this regulation applies in accordance with the rates set out in Schedule 2.

• (3) The Lord Chancellor may pay an enhancement to the hourly rates set out in Table 1 of Schedule 2 where—

• (a) the work was done with exceptional competence, skill or expertise;

• (b) the work was done with exceptional speed; or

• (c) the case involved exceptional circumstances or complexity.

• (3A) Subject to paragraph (3B), when calculating the percentage by which the hourly rates may be enhanced under paragraph (3), the Lord Chancellor must have regard to the—

• (a) degree of responsibility accepted by the barrister;

• (b) care, speed and efficiency with which the barrister prepared the case; and

• (c) novelty, weight and complexity of the case.

• (3B) The Lord Chancellor must not pay an enhancement which exceeds—

• (a) 100% for proceedings in the Upper Tribunal or High Court; or

• (b) 50% for all other proceedings.

• (4) Where a barrister in independent practice who is not a Queen’s Counsel provides civil legal services in a category not listed in Table 1 or Table 2 in Schedule 2, in considering the rate at which to remunerate the barrister for the services provided, the Lord Chancellor must have regard to the rates set out in Table 1 and the provisions relating to enhancement under paragraphs (3) to (3B).

• (4A) Where a barrister in independent practice who is a Queen’s Counsel provides civil legal services in a category not listed in Table 2 in Schedule 2, in considering the rate at which to remunerate the barrister for the services provided, the Lord Chancellor must have regard to the rates set out in that Table.

• (5) For the purpose of this regulation—

• (a) in determining what is exceptional, the Lord Chancellor may have regard to the generality of proceedings to which the relevant rates apply;

• (b) “care” includes the skill with which the barrister has carried out the work and, in particular, the care with which the barrister has dealt with a vulnerable client; and

• (c) “weight” means the—

• (i) volume of documentation or other material in a case;

• (ii) number of issues arising in a case; or

• (iii) importance of the case to the client.

Remuneration: advocacy services in family proceedings

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• (1) This regulation applies to the payment by the Lord Chancellor of remuneration for the provision of advocacy services in family proceedings.

• (2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration for advocacy services in family proceedings in accordance with—

• (a) the relevant contract; and

• (b) the provisions of Schedule 3.

• (3) The Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration, other than to counsel, for advocacy services in family proceedings provided in the circumstances described in paragraph (4) in accordance with—

• (a) the relevant contract; and

• (b) the relevant hourly rates set out in Schedule 1.

• (4) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (3) are where advocacy services are provided—

• (a) to any party in child abduction proceedings;

• (aa) in proceedings under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003;

• (b) in proceedings under Part IVA (forced marriage) of the Family Law Act 1996 ;

• (c) in disputed proceedings for divorce or judicial separation, for dissolution of a civil partnership or the legal separation of civil partners;

• (d) in proceedings for the nullity of marriage or annulment of a civil partnership;

• (e) in applications for a parental order under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 ;

• (f) in proceedings under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court in relation to children;

• (g) where the advocate separately represents a child in proceedings which are neither specified proceedings within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Children Act 1989 nor are heard together with such proceedings;

• (h) in proceedings in the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court;

• (i) in a final appeal; or

• (j) by Queen's Counsel acting as such under a prior authority given by the Lord Chancellor under the relevant contract.

• (5) In paragraph (4), “final appeal” means any appeal against a final order in family proceedings but does not include—

• (a) an application to the court of first instance for permission to appeal; and

• (b) advice on the merits of appealing against a final order.

• (6) Where advocacy services in the circumstances described in paragraph (4) are provided by counsel, the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to counsel in accordance with the relevant contract.

• (7) In circumstances where the relevant contract requires the amount of remuneration payable to counsel to be determined having regard to matters including the remuneration that would have been payable had the services been remunerated under the provisions of the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001 , in deciding the amount of remuneration to pay to counsel under paragraph (6) the Lord Chancellor must reduce by 10% the remuneration that would have been payable under that Order.

Remuneration for civil legal services: inquests

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• (1) This regulation applies to the payment by the Lord Chancellor of remuneration for civil legal services provided in relation to inquests.

• (2) The Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to the provider of civil legal services in relation to an inquest in the form of legal help in accordance with—

• (a) the relevant contract; and

• (b) the fees and rates in Part 1 and Part 2 of Schedule 1 that are applicable to the Category Definition most relevant to the circumstances giving rise to the inquest.

• (3) The Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration for civil legal services provided in relation to an inquest in the form of other legal services in accordance with—

• (a) the relevant contract; and

• (b) subject to paragraph (4), the rates set out in Schedule 4.

• (4) If, due to exceptional circumstances, the Lord Chancellor considers it reasonable to do so, instead of paying remuneration in accordance with the rates set out in Schedule 4, the Lord Chancellor may pay remuneration in accordance with the payment rates set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) (Funding) Order 2013

• (5) In paragraph (4), “exceptional circumstances” must relate to one or more of the following—

• (a) the unusual length of the inquest;

• (b) the volume of material; or

• (c) the complexity of the issues.

• (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Remuneration: expert services

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The Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to a provider in relation to expert services incurred as a disbursement by the provider in accordance with—

• (a) the relevant contract; and

• (b) the provisions of Schedule 5.

Payments on account by the Lord Chancellor direct to barristers in independent practice

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• (1) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), where a provider has instructed a barrister in independent practice to carry out work that is not Controlled Work, the barrister may apply from time to time to the Lord Chancellor on a form approved by the Lord Chancellor for payment on account of remuneration for the civil legal services provided by the barrister ....

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• (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (6) An application under paragraph (1) may not be made in respect of advocacy services in family proceedings.

• (7) In addition, an application under paragraph (1) may not be made—

• (a) before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date on which the Director determined under section 9 of the Act that the legally aided person qualified for civil legal services;

• (b) if it is the second or subsequent application under that paragraph in connection with services provided to the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), less than three months after the date on which the previous application was made.

• (8) For the purposes of paragraph (7)—

• (a) it does not matter whether the Director makes the determination under section 9 of the Act before, on or after 7th October 2020;

• (b) where the barrister has made one or more applications under paragraph (1) before 7th October 2020 in connection with services provided to a particular legally aided person, that application or, as the case may be, the last of those applications is to be treated as the first application for the purposes of determining when the barrister may make a further application under paragraph (1).

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• (1) Where an application is made in accordance with regulation 11, the Lord Chancellor may pay the barrister up to 80% of the amount that the Lord Chancellor considers to be the barrister's reasonable fees.

• (2) In deciding how much to pay under paragraph (1), the Lord Chancellor must take into account—

• (a) any amounts that the Lord Chancellor has previously paid on account to the barrister; and

• (b) any cost limitation to which the determination referred to in regulation 11(7)(a) is subject.

• (2A) Where an application for judicial review is issued and none of sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of regulation 5A(1) applies, the barrister must repay to the Lord Chancellor any amount paid on account under paragraph (1) of this regulation for civil legal services consisting of making that application.

• (3) If a barrister's final fees are assessed at an amount less than the amount that the Lord Chancellor has paid to the barrister on account, the barrister must pay the difference to the Lord Chancellor.

SCHEDULE 1

Interpretation

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• (1) Unless different provision is made, words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the relevant contract.

• (2) In this Schedule, “Mental Health Proceedings” means proceedings or potential proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal or the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales under any provision of the Mental Health Act 1983 or paragraph 5(2) of the Schedule to the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 .

• (3) In Part 3 of this Schedule (Hourly Rates – Licensed Work) “Higher Courts” means as appropriate the Court of Protection, the Crown Court, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, the High Court other than a judge of High Court judge level acting as a judge of the family court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

PART 1 — Civil Standard ... Fees

Legal help and help at court

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The fees in Table 1 for Housing do not apply to the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service. The fees for that service are contained in Table 6(a) in this Part.

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In Table 1, “consumer general contract”, “employment” and “personal injury” have the same meanings as in the category definitions of the 2010 Standard Civil Contract in force on 31st March 2013 .

PART 2 — Hourly Rates – Controlled Work

Activity	London*Rate*	Non-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy	£52.65 per hour	£48.24 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time	£27.81 per hour	£27.00 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls	£4.05 per item	£3.78 per item
Activity	London Rate	Non-London Rate
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy	£69.30 per hour	£65.35 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time	£34.65 per hour	£32.70 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls	£5.35 per item	£5.20 per item
Activity	London*Rate*	Non-London Rate
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy	£48.74 per hour	£45.95 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time	£25.74 per hour	£25.74 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls	£3.78 per item	£3.65 per item
Activity	London*Rate*	Non-London Rate
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy	£56.16 per hour	£52.56 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time	£27.81 per hour	£27.05 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls	£4.05 per item	£3.78 per item
Activity	London*Rate*	Non-London Rate
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Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy	£46.53 per hour	£43.88 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time	£24.62 per hour	£24.62 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls	£3.60 per item	£3.47 per item
Activity	London Rate	Non-London Rate
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Preparation and Attendance	£69.30 per hour	£65.35 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time	£34.65 per hour	£32.70 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls	£5.35 per item	£5.20 per item
Advocacy	£72.35 per hour	£72.35 per hour
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Activity	London Rate	Non-London Rate
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Preparation and Attendance	£69.30 per hour	£65.35 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time	£34.65 per hour	£32.70 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls	£5.35 per item	£5.20 per item
Advocacy	£69.30 per hour	£68.90 per hour
Activity	London Rate	Non-London Rate
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Preparation and Attendance	£55.08 per hour	£51.53 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls	£3.96 per item	£3.69 per item

PART 3 — Hourly Rates – Licensed Work

Activity	Higher Courts	County Court and FamilyProceedings Court
Writing routine letters	£4.23 per item	£3.69 per item
Receiving routine letters	£2.12 per item	£1.85 per item
Routine telephone calls	£4.23 per item	£3.69 per item
Preparation and attendance	£70.07 per hour (London rate) £65.84 per hour (Non-London rate)	£61.38 per hour (London rate) £58.41 per hour (Non-London rate)
Attendance at court or conference with counsel	£37.13 per hour	£32.67 per hour
Advocacy	£70.07 per hour (London rate) £65.84 per hour (Non-London rate)	£64.35 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£32.18 per hour	£29.21 per hour
Activity	Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or Higher Courts	Justices’ legal adviser, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge
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Writing routine letters	£4.23 per item	£3.69 per item
Receiving routine letters	£2.12 per item	£1.85 per item
Routine telephone calls	£4.23 per item	£3.69 per item
Preparation and attendance	£63.06 per hour (London rate)£59.26 per hour (Non-London rate)	£55.24 per hour (London rate)£52.57 per hour (Non-London rate)
Attendance at court or conference with counsel	£33.42 per hour	£29.40 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£28.96 per hour	£26.29 per hour
Activity	Higher Courts	County Court and Magistrates’ Courts
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Routine letters out	£6.75 per item	£5.94 per item
Routine telephone calls	£3.74 per item	£3.29 per item
Preparation and attendance	£71.55 per hour (London rate) £67.50 per hour (Non-London rate)	£63.00 per hour (London rate) £59.40 per hour (Non-London rate)
Attendance at court or conference with Counsel	£33.30	£29.25
Advocacy	£67.50 per hour	£59.40 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£29.93 per hour	£26.28 per hour
Activity	Higher Courts	County Court and Magistrates’ Courts
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Routine letters out	£6.66 per item	£5.85 per item
Routine telephone calls	£3.69 per item	£3.24 per item
Preparation and attendance	£70.65 per hour (London rate) £66.60 per hour (Non-London rate)	£62.10 per hour (London rate) £58.50 per hour (Non-London rate)
Attendance at court or conference with Counsel	£32.76 per hour	£28.80 per hour
Advocacy	£66.60 per hour	£58.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£29.43 per hour	£25.88 per hour
Activity	London*Rate*	Non-London Rate
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Preparation and attendance	£55.08 per hour	£51.53 per hour
Routine letters out and telephone calls	£3.96 per item	£3.69 per item
Attending tribunal or conference with counsel	£29.30 per hour	£29.30 per hour
Advocacy	£62.64 per hour	£62.64 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£27.27 per hour	£26.51 per hour

PART 4 — Family Mediation Fees

Activity	Fee
Assessment alone	£87
Assessment separate	£87
Assessment together	£130
Category of Work	Single Session
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All Issues of Sole Mediation	£168
All Issues Co-Mediation	£230
Property and Finance Sole Mediation	£168
Property and Finance Co-Mediation	£230
Child Sole Mediation	£168
Child Co-Mediation	£230

SCHEDULE 2 — Remuneration of barristers in independent practice in relation to work that is not Controlled Work, advocacy services in family proceedings or other legal services in relation to inquests

Category	Hourly Rate
Junior counsel in the County Court	£112.50 (Non-London Rate) £135 (London Rate)
Senior counsel alone or leading in the High Court	£135
Led junior counsel in the High Court, Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court	£112.50
Leading senior counsel in the Court of Appeal	£157.50
Queen’s Counsel (where approved for briefing or instruction by the Lord Chancellor) in the High Court of Court of Appeal	£180
Leading senior counsel in the Supreme Court	£180
Queen’s Counsel (where approved for briefing or instruction by the Lord Chancellor) in the Supreme Court	£225
Noter/Pupil/2nd led junior counsel	£36

SCHEDULE 3 — Family Advocacy Scheme: Fees and Rates

Interpretation

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Unless different provision is made, words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the relevant contract.

PART 1 — Public Law Advocacy Fees

Person before whom proceedings are heard	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Conference fee	Opinion fee	Advocates' Meeting Fee	Final Hearing Fee (per day)
Justices’ legal adviser or lay justices	£86.72	£216.81	£127.71	£105.66	£128.16	£506.25
Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£95.40	£238.46	£127.71	£105.66	£140.99	£556.88
Judge of High Court judge level	£114.48	£286.16	£127.71	£105.66	£169.20	£668.25
Person before whom proceedings are heard	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Conference fee	Opinion fee	Advocates' Meeting Fee	Final Hearing Fee (per day)
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Justices’ legal adviser or lay justices	£75.83	£189.59	£127.71	£105.66	£128.16	£464.31
Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£83.39	£208.53	£127.71	£105.66	£140.99	£510.75
Judge of High Court judge level	£100.08	£250.20	£127.71	£105.66	£169.20	£612.90
Category	Payable For	Fee Payable
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Client – Allegations of Harm	Hearings	25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Client – Lack of understanding etc	Hearings	25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Expert's cross examination	Hearings	25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Exceptional travel fee	Hearings, Advocates' Meetings and Conferences	£32.04
Hearing type	ABP1 (351-700 pages)	ABP2 (701-1,400 pages)	ABP3 (over 1,400 pages)
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Interim Hearing	£59.40	£89.10	£89.10
Final Hearing	£159.30	£239.40	£318.60

PART 2 — Private Law Advocacy Fees

Person before whom proceedings are heard	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Conference fee	Opinion fee	Final hearing fee (per day)
Justices’ legal adviser or lay justices	£62.69	£156.74	£125.37	£94.05	£397.04
Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£68.94	£172.40	£125.37	£94.05	£436.73
Judge of High Court judge level	£82.76	£206.87	£125.37	£94.05	£524.07
Person before whom proceedings are heard	Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Final hearing fee (per day)
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Justices’ legal adviser or lay justices	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17
Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17
Judge of High Court judge level	£81.50	£203.76	£361.17
Person before whom proceedings are heard	Hearing Unit 1(up to 1 hour)	Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)	Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 1	Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 2	Early resolu-tion fee
---	---	---	---	---	---
Justices’ legal adviser, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge	£63.18	£157.95	£101.07	£252.72	£126.36
Judge of High Court judge level	£75.83	£189.54	£121.32	£303.26	£151.65
Bolt-on Fee	Payable For	Fee Payable
---	---	---
Client – Allegations of Harm	Private Law Children Hearings	25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Expert's cross examination	Private Law Children Hearings	20% of Hearing Unit Fee
Exceptional travel fee	Hearings and Conferences	£32.04
Hearing type	ABP1 (351-700 pages)	ABP2 (701-1,400 pages)	ABP3 (over 1,400 pages)
---	---	---	---
Interim hearing	£59.40	£89.10	£89.10
Final hearing	£159.30	£239.40	£318.60

SCHEDULE 4 — Inquests

Interpretation

1

• (1) Unless different provision is made, words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the relevant contact.

• (2) In this Schedule, “Senior Solicitor” means a solicitor with over eight years' qualified experience.

Item	Grade	Inside*London(hourly rate)*	Outside*London(hourly rate)*
Preparation	Senior Solicitor	£75.27	£71.55
Preparation	Other Solicitor	£63.80	£60.75
Preparation	Trainee Solicitor	£45.90	£40.17
Conference with counsel	Senior Solicitor	£75.27	£71.55
Conference with counsel	Other Solicitor	£63.80	£60.75
Conference with counsel	Trainee Solicitor	£45.90	£40.17
Attendance at hearing	Senior Solicitor	£57.05	£57.05
Attendance at hearing	Other Solicitor	£45.90	£45.90
Attendance at hearing	Trainee Solicitor	£27.68	£27.68
Advocacy (by solicitor)	Senior Solicitor	£87.08	£87.08
Advocacy (by solicitor)	Other Solicitor	£75.60	£75.60
Travel and waiting	Senior Solicitor	£22.28	£22.28
Travel and waiting	Other Solicitor	£22.28	£22.28
Travel and waiting	Trainee Solicitor	£11.25	£11.25
Item	Category	Fixed rate
---	---	---
Brief fee	Junior Counsel	£900
Brief fee	Queen's Counsel	£1800
Refresher fee	Junior Counsel	£450
Refresher fee	Queen's Counsel	£630

SCHEDULE 5 — Experts' fees and rates

1

Subject to paragraph 2, where the expert service is of a type listed in the Table, the Lord Chancellor must pay remuneration to the provider for the expert service at the fixed fees or at rates not exceeding the rates set out in the Table.

Exceptional circumstances

2

• (1) The Lord Chancellor may increase the fixed fees or rates set out in the Table after paragraph 1 if the Lord Chancellor considers it reasonable to do so due to exceptional circumstances.

• (2) In sub-paragraph (1), “exceptional circumstances” mean that the expert's evidence is key to the client's case and either—

• (a) the complexity of the material is such that an expert with a high level of seniority is required; or

• (b) the material is of such a specialised and unusual nature that only very few experts are available to provide the necessary evidence.

Payment of expert services of a type not listed in the Table after Part 1

3

Where the expert service is of a type not listed in the Table after paragraph 1, in considering the rate at which to fund the expert service the Lord Chancellor—

• (a) must have regard to the rates set out in the Table after paragraph 1; and

• (b) may require a number of quotes for provision of the service to be submitted to the Lord Chancellor.

General provisions relating to experts

4

• (1) The costs and expenses relating to experts listed at sub-paragraph (2) are not payable by the Lord Chancellor.

• (2) The costs and expenses are—

• (a) any administration fee charged by an expert, including (but not limited to)—

• (i) a fee in respect of office space or provision of a consultation room;

• (ii) a fee in respect of administrative support services, such as typing services;

• (iii) a fee in respect of courier services;

• (iv) a subsistence fee; and

• (b) any cancellation fee charged by an expert, where the notice of cancellation was given to the expert more than 72 hours before the relevant hearing or appointment.

5

The maximum amount that the Lord Chancellor may pay as a disbursement in respect of an expert's vehicle mileage is £0.45 per mile.

6

The maximum amount that the Lord Chancellor may pay as a disbursement in respect of an expert's travel time is £40 per hour.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

McNally — Minister of State — 2013-02-25

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Section 42(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) provides that in Part 1 of that Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.

[^f00002]: 2012 c. 10.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2010/2955. Practice Direction 12A came into effect on 6th April 2010 and replaced the Practice Direction Guide to Case Management in Public Law Proceedings dated April 2008.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2012/3098.

[^f00005]: 1973 c. 18.

[^f00006]: 1976 c. 36.

[^f00007]: 1978 c. 22.

[^f00008]: 1984 c. 42.

[^f00009]: 1989 c. 41.

[^f00010]: 1996 c. 27.

[^f00011]: 2002 c. 38.

[^f00012]: 2004 c. 33.

[^f00013]: 1975 c. 63.

[^f00014]: 1996 c. 47.

[^f00015]: The contracts are available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

[^f00016]: S.I. 2013/104.

[^f00017]: Section 6 (authorisations) of the Act makes provision for authorisations given for the purpose of section 5 (delegation) of the Act or regulations under that section.

[^f00018]: Part IVA was inserted by section 1 of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (c.20).

[^f00019]: 2008 c. 22.

[^f00020]: S.I. 2001/1077; revoked by article 9(1) of S.I. 2011/1027 subject to savings set out in article 9(2).

[^f00021]: The contracts are available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

[^f00022]: 1983 c. 20.

[^f00023]: 1984 c. 47.

[^f00024]: The contract is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

Remuneration: advocacy services in family proceedings

Remuneration for civil legal services: inquests

Remuneration: expert services

Payments on account by the Lord Chancellor direct to barristers in independent practice

Editorial notes

[^c21657571]: Section 42(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) provides that in Part 1 of that Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.

[^c21657581]: 2012 c. 10.

[^c21657601]: S.I. 2012/3098.

[^c21657611]: 1973 c. 18.

[^c21657621]: 1976 c. 36.

[^c21657631]: 1978 c. 22.

[^c21657641]: 1984 c. 42.

[^c21657651]: 1989 c. 41.

[^c21657661]: 1996 c. 27.

[^c21657671]: 2002 c. 38.

[^c21657681]: 2004 c. 33.

[^c21657691]: 1975 c. 63.

[^c21657701]: 1996 c. 47.

[^c21657711]: The contracts are available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

[^c21657721]: S.I. 2013/104.

[^c21657731]: Section 6 (authorisations) of the Act makes provision for authorisations given for the purpose of section 5 (delegation) of the Act or regulations under that section.

[^c21657741]: Part IVA was inserted by section 1 of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (c.20).

[^c21657751]: 2008 c. 22.

[^c21657761]: S.I. 2001/1077; revoked by article 9(1) of S.I. 2011/1027 subject to savings set out in article 9(2).

[^c21657781]: 1983 c. 20.

[^c21657791]: 1984 c. 47.

[^c21657801]: The contract is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

[^key-01c4dd6bdb0254ef35d3df71b7bbc919]: Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(b) omitted (2.12.2013) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(4)(a) (with reg. 3)

[^key-aba3cb1c5073a84572815ee5b142f984]: Sch. 2 substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(5), Sch. 1 (with reg. 3)

[^key-99817b8221046fe16afa0f21e134cec6]: Sch. 5 table substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(6), Sch. 2 (with reg. 3)

[^key-4a427e5459227b8d7fef7569105c96a4]: Reg. 7(4A) inserted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(2)(d) (with reg. 3)

[^key-5f27971be249ba179414283ab9861780]: Reg. 7(3)-(3B) substituted for reg. 7(3) (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(2)(b) (with reg. 3)

[^key-bd9e4999f90b1aa120a6b1902da08260]: Words in reg. 7(2) substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(2)(a) (with reg. 3)

[^key-0c2de0c7110c8762bceec7f4a58fa5d7]: Reg. 7(4) substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(2)(c) (with reg. 3)

[^key-b7e3359046a3210c77fe05dad500b8ae]: Reg. 7(5) substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(2)(e) (with reg. 3)

[^key-9eb0189743b1bda588b50764b4afcf89]: Words in reg. 9(4) substituted (2.12.2013) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)

[^key-5ec6645cb1196050a2bb4b498dc91a06]: Reg. 9(6) omitted (2.12.2013) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)

[^key-f025b0d16dc201cd44ed859113c2fe42]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.2.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/7), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)

[^key-1b288983a8aa271a7d4d8ecf2631d4b5]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.2.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/7), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)

[^key-fa83b780c04357159dea926ba12f5c65]: Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(aa) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(4) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-5d74151eb33c51d3bb41269c29d17cbe]: Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(3) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-d32d119c022833ff7ba5c055bcab6989]: Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(f) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(4) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-6433dd87bb7a1ce56e415373b019db1e]: Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(g) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(5) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-294c8d71932b2a4dc13d4dbf7d4e412c]: Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(h) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(6) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-949999bca2086cec95c16f73f4150b9c]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(a) heading inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(2) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-bc0b8596f50c1e57e0c774f5a3f00e33]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(a) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(3)(a) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-6fa3de47ea21c1699309164a4f7ed111]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(b) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(3)(a) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-d95f7d8658f51bdfc96db43a235537bd]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(3)(b) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-5a2ee411335358e020e5f1f6ae48ac10]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 9(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2(3)(b) (with regs. 3-7)

[^key-52b737f3e5010e8fa4a5ed21bffd1c98]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)

[^key-858f7c4333f706f38df072f8fa1b81d9]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

[^key-85e824444a191620898d2ed9b70b655d]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)

[^key-def3dc01b5dae7609d6f17b4a5ad60c9]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)

[^key-648fa12275efb2dfaaa6dc9b6b6c7022]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(a)

[^M_F_2c7f4f41-6126-41f4-dfde-6de155a23f3f]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(b)

[^M_F_d2524f8a-936a-47ad-8f4c-e985cf7b407f]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(c)

[^key-2ba2f1a473bbff2d569d785563ba290d]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)

[^key-815a853d24f6d5318bf88538d3de8dac]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)

[^key-a1f6df3a7ddcd89a85860846466dbfd0]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)

[^key-eea8259e65f95f1df26a657fa9682c0a]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(d)

[^key-8235679f2b8c83fbf267787520856fdc]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(3) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(1) (with regs. 3-7)

[^M_F_4568a043-ce4b-4802-89a5-1527bd0e899a]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)

[^M_F_8ad403a0-c6e4-4eb4-824d-5686c52f2236]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

[^M_F_3ee8649c-3833-4a9c-e556-f287787191e7]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)

[^M_F_258fa9d5-a93e-4044-e45c-03ea90bd12f8]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)

[^M_F_28c2637e-cc3c-4e7f-b4cc-68a7bc393e6a]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)

[^M_F_9f49d6c7-b855-4f20-929b-6cc842b72d98]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

[^M_F_d2876e13-8a2c-438d-c901-bf293b900a3d]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)

[^M_F_a229a151-76dd-482f-a4b5-6db990b9f715]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)

[^M_F_ea19bb4e-3737-4d93-d8c2-1df397df8287]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)

[^M_F_76dbfad1-bfee-4ff3-878f-09bc49cdf213]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

[^M_F_067b0794-2093-4b1b-da7d-c8a9c3a4898e]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(c)

[^M_F_809e1689-93ec-4d28-9b97-dbe990f6aa94]: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(d)

[^key-01666de4baee769ca7fa4d69ebead6e6]: Sch. 3 para. 2 inserted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(a) (with reg. 3)

[^key-594b4015c6ca98111a525e6a6c8fca9f]: Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) heading substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i) (with reg. 3)

[^key-cd3b6679555ba112bd425d4c3b9c791e]: Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(ii) (with reg. 3)

[^key-459cf636ac3b91ee8607165716e134e3]: Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iiii) (with reg. 3)

[^key-56e305c87816064bb2f3edb09e4f5e3a]: Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 1 Table 1(d) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iv) (with reg. 3)

[^key-148f64e380689bc6ef6f02f212983a04]: Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) heading substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i) (with reg. 3)

[^key-472c9602a17edad4ba39bd059d2656bf]: Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(ii) (with reg. 3)

[^key-1da811560774e96ed5203e043907f24e]: Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iiii) (with reg. 3)

[^key-d131eaa9b46a014b65753634c0810ee9]: Word in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 Table 2(e) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iv) (with reg. 3)

[^key-2a36d2535378dab6704da950e43d4384]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(2)

[^key-d6b734a8065c7abd5ea5561a3660776b]: Words in reg. 8(2)(b) substituted (31.7.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1389), regs. 1, 2(3) (with reg. 3)

[^key-abc6ccb87958b4a7a1a3438e1261a6e4]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.8.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure, Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1824), regs. 1, 3(2)(a)

[^key-3fac5d82f562d3f13eb34b79659dbf6d]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.8.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure, Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1824), regs. 1, 3(2)(b)

[^key-b46abe95a174ed4395b0a17a0aa99e64]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.8.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure, Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1824), regs. 1, 3(2)(c)

[^key-53fbf8f940d792117ccc338341e100c1]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(2)

[^key-0f861237f2484d0c910a1f236d5cd829]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 omitted (23.3.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)(i)

[^key-340a6ca811ab4895bcf14166cb660056]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)(ii)

[^key-58c6c2030c076f93928000f528ee7ca1]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 10(a) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)(i)

[^key-590a757a7276ee88e0f3f74791f4b00e]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 10(b) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)(ii)

[^key-a21c0e3cd4f93ae44b98f06025fb5316]: Reg. 5A inserted (27.3.2015) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/898), regs. 1, 2(3) (with reg. 3)

[^key-715c1de811a3b70825c82e23200573ab]: Word in reg. 5(1) substituted (27.3.2015) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/898), regs. 1, 2(2)(a) (with reg. 3)

[^key-a0e33be355a931da77cec32c58c4dad8]: Word in reg. 5(3) inserted (27.3.2015) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/898), regs. 1, 2(2)(b) (with reg. 3)

[^key-6694f69fe6efc2c0f1981441c099f560]: Words in reg. 5(4) substituted (27.3.2015) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/898), regs. 1, 2(2)(c) (with reg. 3)

[^key-bb0248f527e34ac67cbf6f8f2e62f712]: Words in reg. 6(2) inserted (27.3.2015) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/898), regs. 1, 2(4) (with reg. 3)

[^key-bd3f5d6d4b658e6b1c26ffa99053f1bc]: Reg. 12(2A) inserted (27.3.2015) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/898), regs. 1, 2(6) (with reg. 3)

[^key-c4b51f9548e2522debfead114563ff6c]: Words in reg. 7(2) substituted (27.3.2015) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/898), regs. 1, 2(5) (with reg. 3)

[^key-e0ae5ad308aca391888e78b611968b08]: Reg. 8(4)(aa) inserted (17.7.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1416), regs. 1(2)(b), 4

[^key-da587b5cd4d4941b03ac2e3e7ce310aa]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.11.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)

[^key-1996b79a5776797058c34ae6db5b76b5]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.11.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(b)

[^key-3742816baaa0d4ebcb43bab25c7f444b]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.11.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(c)

[^key-f36e38f6cb8ed6c1c25113fad86794ba]: Words in reg. 5A(3)(j) substituted (1.11.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(3)

[^key-a0479fd6f43c93af7d0edbc48981c1da]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 146