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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.
Palmer, R. v [2025] EWHC 1634 (SCCO) (27 June 2025)
The High Court held that no Newton hearing took place, so the appellant’s fee was payable only on a guilty plea basis, not as a trial fee.
The hearing on 2 September 2022 was not a Newton hearing because there was no factual dispute for the judge to resolve; the judge applied sentencing guidelines to undisputed facts, so only a guilty plea fee is payable.
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