Legal Aid And Advice Citation, commencement and application 1 These Rules may be cited as the Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 9th December 2013. 2 In these Rules a reference to a rule or Schedule by number alone is a reference to the rule or Schedule so numbered in or to the Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 . 3 1 Without prejudice to paragraph (2), these Rules apply for the determination of costs which are payable in respect of work done under a criminal aid certificate granted under Article 29, or deemed to have been granted under Article 36(2), of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 on or after 9th December 2013. 2 These Rules also apply for the determination of costs which are payable in respect of work done under a criminal aid certificate granted under Article 29, or deemed to have been granted under Article 36(2), of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 before 9th December 2013 where the costs remain to be determined by the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission under rule 8 or rule 11, as applicable. Amendments to the Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 4 The Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 are amended as follows. 5 In Schedule 1— a after paragraph 15A, insert— 15B 1 This paragraph applies where, following the conviction of the assisted person, there is a change of representative and the court grants a fresh criminal aid certificate for the purposes of the sentencing hearing. 2 Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the fixed fee payable to the new representative for preparation work for attending at the sentencing hearing to which this paragraph applies shall be that set out in the Table following paragraph 19 as appropriate to the representative (including the category of counsel instructed, as applicable) and the PPE Range. 3 Where the PPE Range exceeds 1,000 pages an additional fee shall be payable to the new representative of £1 per each additional page, up to a maximum of fifty per cent of the Basic Trial Fee as appropriate to the representative (including the category of counsel instructed, as applicable), the Class of Offence involved and the actual duration of the trial. b following paragraph 19, for the Tables of Additional Fees, substitute the following Tables— TABLES OF ADDITIONAL FEES SOLICITOR Type of work Paragraph providing for fee Fee PPE Enhanced Fee PPE Range 751 – 1,000 pages £1,150 1,001 – 1,250 pages £2,300 1,251 – 1,500 pages £3,450 1,501 – 1,750 pages 10A £4,600 1,751 – 2,000 pages £5,750 2,001 – 2,250 pages £6,900 2,251 – 2,500 pages £8,050 2,501 + pages An additional £1,150 per additional 250 pages Arraignment – Not Guilty 11 £90 Standby Fee 12(1) £375 Appearing at deferred sentencing hearing 15(1)(a) £188 Appearing at other sentencing hearing 15(1)(b) £100 Late sitting fee 17 £188 Cases within paragraph 2 19 £563 Application Fee 1 (hearing not exceeding 1.5 hours) £113 Application Fee 2 (hearing exceeding 1.5 hours but not exceeding 3 hours) 12(2), 13, 14 and 16 £188 Application Fee 3 (hearing exceeding 3 hours) £375 Sentence Hearing Preparation Fee PPE Range Up to 500 pages 15B £500 501 – 750 pages £750 751 – 1,000 pages £1,000 Court-ordered youth conference Lower standard fee (conferences lasting up to and including 1 hour) 18A £70 Principal standard fee (conferences lasting more than 1 hour but not exceeding 2 hours) £112.50 COUNSEL Type of work Paragraph providing for fee Queen’s Counsel Fee Leading Junior Counsel Fee Led Junior Counsel Fee Sole Junior Counsel Fee Arraignment – Not Guilty 11 £120 £113 £75 £98 Standby Fee 12(1) £400 £300 £200 £260 Appearing at deferred sentencing hearing 15(1)(a) £320 £240 £160 £208 Appearing at other sentencing hearing 15(1)(b) £240 £180 £120 £156 Skeleton argument 15A and 18B £250 £188 £125 £163 Late sitting fee 17 £200 £150 £100 £130 Cases within paragraph 2 19 £600 £450 £300 £390 Application Fee 1 (hearing not exceeding 1.5 hours) £100 £94 £63 £82 Application Fee 2 (hearing exceeding 1.5 hours but not exceeding 3 hours) 12(2), 13, 14 and 16 £200 £150 £100 £130 Application Fee 3 (hearing exceeding 3 hours) £400 £300 £200 £260 Consultations /views 18(1) £63 per hour £47 per hour £31 per hour £41 per hour Listening to or viewing tapes etc. 18(2) £27 per 10 minutes £20 per 10 minutes £14 per 10 minutes £18 per 10 minutes Sentence Hearing Preparation Fee PPE Range Up to 500 pages 15B £500 £375 £250 £330 501 – 750 pages £750 £563 £375 £495 751 – 1,000 pages £1,000 £750 £500 £660 Court-ordered youth conference Lower standard fee (conferences lasting up to and including 1 hour) 18A N/A N/A N/A £70 Principal standard fee (conferences lasting more than 1 hour but not exceeding 2 hours) N/A N/A N/A £112.50 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 9th December 2013 David Ford Minister of Justice The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Rules Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9th December 2013 John McKibbin A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel