The Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

Section 1
These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st April 1992.
Section 2
For the Schedules to the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings (Remuneration) Regulations 1991 there shall be substituted, in respect of work done onor after 1st April 1992, the following new Schedules—
CARE PROCEEDINGS
PREPARATION
(1) Writing routine letters
(2) Receiving routine letters
(3) Routine telephone calls
(4) All other preparation work including any work which was reasonablydone arising out of or incidental to the proceedings, interviews withclient, witnesses, and other parties; obtaining evidence; preparationand consideration of, and dealing with, documents, negotiations andnotices; dealing with letters written and received and telephone callswhich are not routine
(5) Travelling and waiting time in connection with the above matters
conferences with counsel
(6) Attending counsel in conference
(7) Travelling and waiting
attendances
(8) Attending with counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or thehearing of any summons or other application at court, or otherappointment
(9) Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause orthe hearing of any summons or other application at court, or otherappointment
(10) Travelling and waiting
fees for junior counsel
(11) With a brief on an unopposed application for an injunction, orprocedural issue
(12) With a brief on the trial of a cause or matter or on the hearing ofan application where the hearing lasts for
(a) one hour
(b) a half day
(c) a full day
(d) more than a full day
(13) For each day or part of a day on which the trial of a cause ormatter, or the hearing of an ancillary application, or a childrenappointment, is continued after the first day
(14) Conference (including time reasonably spent in preparation andconference, but not otherwise remunerated)
(15)
(a) Complex items of written work (such as advices on evidence, opinionsand affidavits of a substantial nature, requests for particulars oranswers)
(b) All other written work
(16) Except where the court is within 40kilometres of Charing Cross orwhere there is no local Bar in the court town, or within 40kilometresthereof, for travelling time
taxation and review of taxation (high court and county court only)
(17) Preparing the bill (where allowable) and completing the taxation(excluding preparing for and attending the taxation)
(18) Preparing for and attending the taxation (including travelling andwaiting)
(19) Review by district judge or judge (including preparation)
PRESCRIBED FAMILY PROCEEDINGS
(a) High Court and county court proceedings
preparation
(1) Writing routine letters
(2) Receiving routine letters
(3) Routine telephone calls
(4) All other preparation work including any work which was reasonablydone arising out of or incidental to the proceedings, interviews withclient, witnesses, and other parties; obtaining evidence; preparationand consideration of, and dealing with, documents, negotiations andnotices; dealing with letters written and received and telephone callswhich are not routine
(5) In addition to items 1—4 above, to cover the general careand conduct of the proceedings
(6) Travelling and waiting time in connection with the above matters
conferences with counsel
(7) Attending counsel in conference
(8) Travelling and waiting
attendances
(9) Attending with counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or thehearing of any summons or other application at court, or otherappointment
(10) Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause orthe hearing of any summons or other application at court, or otherappointment
(11) Travelling and waiting
fees for junior counsel
(12) With a brief on an unopposed application for an injunction, orprocedural issue
(13) With a brief on the trial of a cause or matter or on the hearing ofan ancillary application or on a children appointment where the hearinglasts for
(a) one hour
(b) a half day
(c) a full day
(d) more than a full day
(14) For each day or part of a day on which the trial of a cause ormatter, or the hearing of an ancillary application, or a childrenappointment, is continued after the first day
(15) Conference (including time reasonably spent in preparation andconference, but not otherwise remunerated)
(16)
(a) Complex items of written work (such as advices on evidence, opinionsand affidavits of a substantial nature, requests for particulars oranswers)
(b) All other written work
(17) Except where the court is within 40kilometres of Charing Cross orwhere there is no local Bar in the court town, or within 40kilometresthereof, for travelling time
taxation and review of taxation
(18) Preparing the bill (where allowable) and completing the taxation(excluding preparing for and attending the taxation)
(19) Preparing for and attending the taxation (including travelling andwaiting)
(20) Review by district judge or judge (including preparation)
(b) Magistrates' court proceedings
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