The Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996
These Regulations amend the Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (Costs) Regulations 1989 by instituting a new system for the payment of graduated fees for advocacy and preparation work on the occasion of a trial or guilty plea in the Crown Court, with fixed fees for appeals to the Crown Court against conviction or sentence and for committals for sentence. The graduated fees vary with the nature of the offence and a number of indicators designed to reflect the complexity of the case, and apply to both barrister and solicitor advocates.