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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.
The Senior Courts Costs Office dismissed an appeal over legal aid fees, holding that a barrister acting alone during trial was not entitled to leading junior rates.
There was only one substantive case against the defendant despite multiple indictments and administrative changes; therefore, only one fee is payable under the Regulations.
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The appeal succeeds because the later indictment materially altered the case against Valjeet Singh, both in substantive counts and his alleged role, entitling counsel to a cracked trial fee in addition to the trial fee already paid.
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The SCCO dismissed an appeal by counsel seeking a second graduated fee, holding that the later indictment was only an amendment of the original and not a separate case.
The Senior Courts Costs Office dismissed an appeal by solicitors seeking a second trial fee, holding that amendments to an indictment via the DCS did not create a second case.
R v Thomas (Re Hussain Solicitors) [2022] EWHC 2842 (SCCO) (03 November 2022)
The High Court SCCO held that amendment of an indictment via the DCS did not create a second case for legal aid costs. The appeal for a second trial fee was dismissed.
The appeal concerned whether two indictments meant two LGFS fees. The court held the second indictment was only an amendment, so only one fee was payable.
Blackstar Advisors Ltd v Cheyne Capital International Ltd & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 2210 (12 December 2019)
The Court of Appeal held that Blackstar’s fee entitlement did not survive the French restructuring and that the CIFS Agreement did not give a fixed 1.93% NAV entitlement.
The Court of Appeal held that Blackstar’s fee entitlement ended with the French restructuring and that the CIFS Agreement did not give it a fixed 1.93% of NAV.
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