Kola, R. v [2024] EWHC 1323 (SCCO) (03 June 2024)

Kola, R. v [2024] EWHC 1323 (SCCO) (03 June 2024)

Electronic evidence is only counted as PPE if its importance is demonstrated; the solicitors failed to justify why all of the phone download should be included, so the determining officer's allowance of 3,141 pages stands.

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Citation
[2024] EWHC 1323 (SCCO)
Parties
Prosecution: R; Defendant: Kola
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
03 June 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Costs Appeal / Appeal From Determining Officer's Decision
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Litigators' Graduated Fee, Prosecution Evidence, Electronic Evidence, Criminal Legal Aid (remuneration) Regulations 2013, Pages of Prosecution Evidence (ppe)
Criminal Law Legal Costs Litigators' Graduated Fee Prosecution Evidence Electronic Evidence Criminal Legal Aid (remuneration) Regulations 2013 Pages of Prosecution Evidence (ppe)

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Parties

R

Prosecution

Kola

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Costs Appeal / Appeal From Determining Officer's Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether all pages of an electronic phone download should be counted as PPE for the litigators' graduated fee under the 2013 Regulations
  2. 2 Whether the determining officer erred in limiting the PPE count to 3,141 pages instead of 5,591

Ratio Decidendi

Electronic evidence is only counted as PPE if its importance is demonstrated; the solicitors failed to justify why all of the phone download should be included, so the determining officer's allowance of 3,141 pages stands.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed