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The High Court’s Costs Office held that the March 2025 sentencing hearing was not a Newton hearing, so the appellant was entitled only to a cracked trial fee.
Batley, R. v [2026] EWHC 1153 (SCCO) (14 May 2026)
Appeal dismissed: the court held the listed proceedings did not amount to a Newton hearing, so the graduated fee remained based on a guilty plea.
The Senior Costs Judge dismissed an appeal over whether a hearing qualified as a Newton hearing for graduated fee purposes under the Criminal Legal Aid regulations.
The court allowed a criminal costs appeal, holding that disputed issues on role and participation required findings of fact and justified a trial fee.
Chahal, R. v [2026] EWHC 944 (SCCO) (22 April 2026)
Costs appeal allowed where disputed sentencing facts required a Newton hearing, so the appellant was entitled to trial-fee remuneration rather than a guilty-plea fee.
The Court of Appeal upheld an eight-year-three-month sentence for a drugs runner who operated two overlapping Class A drugs lines and challenged the quantity findings.
Saheed v R. [2026] EWCA Crim 464 (16 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a sentence appeal arising from two overlapping class A drug conspiracies, holding the judge could assess the evidence holistically and the term was not excessive.
Joyce, R. v [2026] EWHC 753 (SCCO) (27 March 2026)
The High Court dismissed a costs appeal, holding that the sentencing hearing was not a Newton hearing because it involved no disputed factual finding.
The court dismissed an appeal over whether a sentencing hearing was a Newton hearing under the Criminal Legal Aid Regulations 2013.
The Senior Costs Judge held that a sentencing hearing on disputed drug quantity was a Newton hearing, so the solicitors were entitled to a trial fee.
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