by Patrick Cox | Jan 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Material which is unused cannot form part of the PPE. However, it is important to remember that the SVS case confirmed that the fact that the CPS say it is unused, does not mean it is unused. The key issue is relevance and a good rule of thumb is – did the...
by Patrick Cox | Jan 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
For years, I have billed abortive police stations the same as any other police station attendances. There was a point of principle which said as follows: Where a solicitor responds to a request for advice but, for circumstances out of the solicitor’s control, no...
by Patrick Cox | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
For cases where the Representation Order is dated 17th September and after, there is now provision for payment for consideration of unused material. This payment only applies where the case is either a cracked trial or a trial. The procedure for claiming depends on...
by Patrick Cox | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
The provisions for claiming Unused Material can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crime-news-updated-crown-court-fee-guidance-and-new-claim-forms It applies to cases where the Representation Order is dated 17th September 2020 or after. The provisions...
by Patrick Cox | Sep 5, 2020 | Criminal Legal Aid billing, Patrick
Payment of travel disbursements is an issue that can cause great annoyance for practitioners – particularly the LAA view that public transport should be used where possible. How should this issue be approached and what can you claim? It is worth saying at the outset...
by Patrick Cox | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Ministry of Justice has issued its response to the consultation regarding “accelerated areas” of the Criminal Legal Aid review. The government will be laying a Statutory Instrument in Parliament to bring these proposals into effect – they indicate that is...
by Patrick Cox | Aug 20, 2020 | Criminal Legal Aid billing
The position of “electronic” material remains far and away the most contentious issue in relation to criminal legal aid billing. Some aspects of electronic material can be quite tricky and technical and can be left until the case is concluded (e.g. working...
by Patrick Cox | Aug 3, 2020 | Criminal Legal Aid billing
When claiming for electronic material, there are three issues that need to be addressed: (a) Proof that the material was served as part of the prosecution case (b) Provide an explanation as to why the electronic material should be treated as PPE – rather than...
by Patrick Cox | Jul 20, 2020 | Criminal Legal Aid billing
As all criminal practitioners will know, the “lockdown” measures have resulted in trials being adjourned en masse. This can have a disastrous impact on cashflow as most firms do not bill until the case has concluded. However, some years ago, solicitors were given the...
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