R v Kola

R v Kola

The appeal is dismissed because the solicitors failed to demonstrate that all of the electronic evidence (phone download) was sufficiently important to be counted as PPE; only the communications aspects were properly allowed by the determining officer.

Parties
Appellant: GSG Law Ltd; Defendant: Lorenc Kola; Respondent: The Determining Officer / Legal Aid Agency
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Costs Appeal (criminal Legal Aid) / Appeal From Determining Officer's PPE Calculation
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Litigators' Graduated Fee, Prosecution Evidence (ppe), Electronic Evidence, Remuneration Regulations
Criminal Law Legal Aid Costs Litigators' Graduated Fee Prosecution Evidence (ppe) Electronic Evidence Remuneration Regulations

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Parties

GSG Law Ltd

Appellant

Lorenc Kola

Defendant

The Determining Officer / Legal Aid Agency

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Costs Appeal (criminal Legal Aid) / Appeal From Determining Officer's PPE Calculation

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether all pages of electronic evidence (phone download) should be counted as PPE for the purposes of the litigators’ graduated fee under the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013
  2. 2 Whether the solicitors demonstrated the sufficient importance of the electronic evidence to justify its inclusion as PPE

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal is dismissed because the solicitors failed to demonstrate that all of the electronic evidence (phone download) was sufficiently important to be counted as PPE; only the communications aspects were properly allowed by the determining officer.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No change to the determining officer’s PPE calculation
  • No additional PPE allowed for the phone download