The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/2936
• Sections: 13

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st November 2007.

(2) In these Regulations a reference to a regulation by number alone is a reference to the regulation so numbered in the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 .

Section 2 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 2—

(a) in the definition of “advocate”, after “Society” insert—

or

a solicitor who is exercising automatic rights of audience in the Crown Court;

(b) in the definition of “appropriate officer”, after “case of”, in the first place where it appears, insert “the High Court or”;

(c) after the definition of “judge of the court” insert—

“litigator” means the person named on the representation order as representing an assisted person, being a solicitor, firm of solicitors or other appropriately qualified person;

(d) after the definition of “representation order” insert—

“representative” means a litigator or an advocate;

Section 3 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 3, after paragraph (4) insert—

(5) Proceedings in a magistrates’ court in which the court sends an assisted person for trial in the Crown Court under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be regarded as preliminary to the proceedings in the Crown Court.

Section 4 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 9—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (g) omit “and”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (h);

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

(1A) Where a representation order has been granted in respect of proceedings in a magistrates’ court, an application for a representation order in respect of an appeal to the Crown Court in those proceedings may be made—

(a) orally to that magistrates’ court;

(b) in writing to the appropriate officer of that magistrates’ court;

(c) orally or in writing to the Crown Court; or

(d) in writing to the appropriate officer of the Crown Court.

(1B) An application for a representation order in respect of a retrial ordered under section 7 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 may be made—

(a) orally or in writing to the court ordering the retrial; or

(b) orally or in writing to the Crown Court or in writing to the appropriate officer of the Crown Court.

Section 5 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

After regulation 9 insert—

Proceedings in the High Court

(9A)

(1) Except where regulation 6(3) applies, an application for a representation order in respect of proceedings in the High Court may be made—

(a) in the case of an appeal by way of case stated from a decision of a magistrates’ court, orally to that court or in writing to the appropriate officer of that court;

(b) in the case of an appeal by way of case stated from a decision of the Crown Court, orally or in writing to that Court or in writing to the appropriate officer at that Court; or

(c) orally or in writing to a judge of the High Court or in writing to the appropriate officer of that Court.

(2) Where an application is made to a court or a judge, the court or judge may refer it to the appropriate officer.

(3) The appropriate officer may grant the application or refer it to the court or a judge of the court.

Section 6 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 12—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

(b) extradition hearings under the Extradition Act 2003 .

(ii) for “solicitor” substitute “litigator”;

(b) after paragraph (2) insert—

(3) A representation order for the purposes of proceedings before a magistrates’ court may provide for the services of a Queen’s Counsel or of more than one advocate only—

(a) in extradition hearings under the Extradition Act 2003; and

(b) where the court is of the opinion that the assisted person could not be adequately represented except by a Queen’s Counsel or by more than one advocate.

Section 7 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

For the heading to regulation 14 and regulation 14(1) substitute—

Advocates in the Crown Court and above

(14)

(1) A representation order for the purposes of proceedings in the Crown Court (including a representation order which extends to that Court by virtue of regulation 4 of the Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 ), High Court, Court of Appeal or House of Lords—

(a) includes representation by one junior advocate; and

(b) may include representation by a Queen’s Counsel or by more than one advocate in respect of the whole or any specified part of the proceedings only in the cases specified and in the manner provided for by this regulation.

(1A) In this regulation “junior advocate” means any advocate who is not a Queen’s Counsel.

Section 8 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 15, for “solicitor” substitute “litigator”.

Section 9 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 16, in each place where it appears, for “representative” substitute “litigator”.

Section 10 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 16A, for “representative” substitute “litigator”.

Section 11 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 17—

(a) in paragraph (1A)(c), for “representative” substitute “litigator”;

(b) in paragraph (2), in each place where it appears, for “solicitor” substitute “litigator”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(c), in each place where it appears, for “representative” substitute “litigator”.

Section 12 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In regulation 19(1), for “solicitor” substitute “litigator”.

Section 13 Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001, for “solicitor or firm of solicitors” substitute “litigator”.