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14.82The scheme for advocates is similar to that applying to litigators. The applicable rules and fees are set out in Schedule 1 to the Remuneration Regulations 2013. On 5 January 2017 the MoJ issued a consultation on amendments to the AGFS. As we went to press no final announcement of changes had been made.
14.83Each case will have a trial advocate, who is responsible for claiming fees on behalf of all advocates instructed in the case. Payment will be made to the trial advocate.
14.84The scheme provides for a basic fee based on the classification of the offence to which is added uplifts for pages of evidence, length of trial, number of witnesses and additional fees for features such as conferences. There is a higher basic fee for a trial and a lower for a guilty plea case. The basic fee includes payment for attendance at a pre-trial preparation hearing and four other hearings during the case; additional fees can be claimed for other hearings.