CHAPTER 3
Magistrates’ court proceedings
1Provided for by Standard Crime Contract (SCC) B.10 and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 SI No 435 (‘Remuneration Regulations’) reg 8 and Sch 4. See also Criminal Bills Assessment Manual (CBAM) 6.3.1Court duty solicitor2SCC B10.1–10.19. 3.1Attendance
3.3Travel
3.4Claim code
3.5Exclusion
3.6Virtual courts3SCC B10.20–10.34 and CBAM 6.20. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) provides a spreadsheet on which these claims should be made outside the normal reporting procedures. 3.9Costs without a representation order
3.16Pre-order costs4SCC B10.117–10.132. Conditions
Claims
3.16Early cover5SCC B10.124–10.125, 10.127–10.128 and 10.131. Conditions
Claims
3.16Initial advice6SCC B10.126–10.128 and 10.132. Conditions
Claims
3.16Costs with a representation order
3.19Claims
Claim codes
Outcome codes
3.23Payment
Excluded cases
Non-excluded cases
1. How many cases?
2. What is the correct category of the case?7SCC B10.91. 3. What are the core costs of each case?
3.36Standard fee tables
Designated areas
Undesignated areas
3.42Additional payments
Travel and waiting
Enhancement
Disbursements
3.42Counsel
Assigned counsel8CBAM 6.8.13–6.8.20. Attendance upon assigned counsel
A list of all magistrates’ courts appears at appendix E.