The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1818
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2014 and comes into force on 31st July 2014.

Section 2 Amendments to the Community Legal Service (Funding) Order 2007

(1) The Community Legal Service (Funding) Order 2007 is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the Act”, insert—

“the 1981 Act ” means the Senior Courts Act 1981 ;

“the 1984 Act ” means the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 ;

“the 2003 Act ” means the Courts Act 2003 ;

(b) in the definition of “advocates’ meeting”, for “Public Law Outline” substitute “outline set out in the table following paragraph 1.3 of Practice Direction 12A (Care, Supervision and other Part 4 Proceedings: Guide to Case Management) to the Family Procedure Rules 2010” ;

(c) after the definition of “advocates’ meeting”, insert—

“assistant to a justices’ clerk” has the meaning given in section 27(5) of the 2003 Act;

“authorised” means authorised by the President of the Family Division, or nominated by or on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice to conduct particular business, under powers granted by rules made under section 31D of the 1984 Act ;

(d) after the definition of “Commission”, insert—

“costs judge” means—

the Chief Taxing Master;

a taxing master of the Senior Courts; or

a person appointed to act as deputy for the person holding office referred to in sub-paragraph (b) or to act as a temporary additional officer for any such office;

(e) in the definition of “Higher Courts”, after “the High Court”, insert “other than a judge of High Court judge level acting as a judge of the family court”;

(f) after the definition beginning “Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal” insert—

“judge of circuit judge level” means—

a circuit judge who is authorised, where applicable;

a Recorder who is authorised, where applicable; or

any other judge of the family court authorised to sit as a judge of circuit judge level in the family court;

“judge of district judge level” means—

the Senior District Judge of the Family Division;

a district judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division;

a person appointed to act as deputy for the person holding office referred to in sub-paragraph (b) or to act as a temporary additional officer for any such office;

a district judge who is authorised, where applicable;

a deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of the 1981 Act or section 8 of the County Courts Act 1984 who is authorised, where applicable;

an authorised District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts); or

any other judge of the family court authorised to sit as a judge of district judge level in the family court;

“judge of High Court judge level” means—

a deputy judge of the High Court;

a puisne judge of the High Court;

a person who has been a judge of the Court of Appeal or a puisne judge of the High Court who may act as a judge of the family court by virtue of section 9 of the 1981 Act ;

the Senior President of Tribunals;

the Chancellor of the High Court;

an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal (including the vice-president, if any, of either division of that court);

the President of the Queen’s Bench Division;

the President of the Family Division;

the Master of the Rolls; or

the Lord Chief Justice;

“judge of the family court” means a judge referred to in section 31C(1) of the 1984 Act ;

“justices’ clerk” has the meaning given in section 27(1) of the 2003 Act ;

“lay justice” means an authorised justice of the peace who is not a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts);

(g) omit the entry for “Public Law Outline”.

(3) Schedule 1 (Fees and Hourly Rates) is amended as follows.

(4) In table 2(c) (Legal Representation - section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only), the second column is amended as follows—

(a) in the heading, for “Court” substitute “Person before whom proceedings are heard”;

(b) for “Other”, in each place it appears, substitute “Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge”; and

(c) for “High Court”, in each place it appears, substitute “Judge of High Court judge level”.

(5) In tables 3(e) (Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Children), 3(f) (Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Finance) and 3(g) (Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Domestic Abuse Proceedings), the second column of each table is amended as follows—

(a) in the heading, for “Court” substitute “Person or court before whom proceedings are heard”;

(b) for “Other”, in each place it appears, substitute “Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge”; and

(c) for “High Court”, in each place it appears, substitute “Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection”.

(6) Tables 9(a) (Care Proceedings) and 9(b) (Other Family Proceedings) are amended as follows—

(a) in the heading of the second column in each table, before “Higher Courts” insert “Judge of High Court judge level (acting as a judge of the family court) or”; and

(b) in the heading of the third column in each table, for “County Court and Family Proceedings Court” substitute “Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge”.

(7) Schedule 2 (Family Advocacy Scheme: Fees and Rates) is amended as follows.

(8) Tables 1(a) (Care or supervision proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 – graduated fees), 1(b) (Other Public Law cases – graduated fees), 2(a) (Private Law children – graduated fees) and 2(b) (Domestic abuse – graduated fees) are amended as follows—

(a) in the heading of each first column, for “Court” substitute “Person before whom proceedings are heard”;

(b) for “Family Proceedings Court”, wherever it appears, substitute “Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk or lay justices”;

(c) for “County Court”, wherever it appears, substitute “Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge”; and

(d) for “High Court”, wherever it appears, substitute “Judge of High Court judge level”.

(9) In tables 1(c) (Public Law – bolt-on fees) and 2(d) (Private Law – bolt-one fees), in the first column, for “Court” substitute “Advocate’s”.

(10) In table 1(d) (Public Law – bolt-on fees – court bundle payments)—

(a) in the title, for “court bundle payments” substitute “advocate’s bundle payment (“ABP”)”;

(b) for “CB1”, substitute “ABP1”;

(c) for “CB2”, substitute “ABP2”; and

(d) for “CB3”, substitute “ABP3”.

(11) Table 2(c) (Private Law Finance – graduated fees) is amended as follows—

(a) in the heading of the first column, for “Court” substitute “Person before whom proceedings are heard”;

(b) for “County Court”, substitute “Assistant to a justices’ clerk, justices’ clerk, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge”; and

(c) for “High Court” substitute “Judge of High Court judge level”.

(12) In table 2(e) (Private law children and finance – bolt-on fees – court bundle payment)—

(a) in the title, for “court bundle payment” substitute “advocate’s bundle payment (“ABP”)”;

(b) for “CB1”, substitute “ABP1”;

(c) for “CB2”, substitute “ABP2”; and

(d) for “CB3”, substitute “ABP3”.

(13) In Schedule 3 (Family Private Law: Higher Standard Fee Scheme), omit paragraph 16.

(14) Schedule 4 (Advocacy Services in Family Proceedings) is amended as follows.

(15) In paragraph 1—

(a) after “In this Schedule—“, insert—

“advocate’s bundle” means a bundle which includes—

only those documents relevant to the case which have been served by the parties in the proceedings to which the hearing relates;

notes of contact visits only if included in the court bundle; and

a paginated index agreed by the parties to those proceedings;

(b) after the definition of “children”, insert—

“court bundle” means the bundle prepared for the hearing to which the claim relates in accordance with Practice Direction 27A – Family Proceedings: Court Bundles (universal practice to be applied in the High Court and Family court) to the Family Procedure Rules 2010 ;

(16) In the heading before paragraph 59, for “court” substitute “advocate’s”.

(17) In paragraph 59, for “paragraph 60 applies”, substitute “paragraphs 60 and 60A apply”.

(18) In paragraphs 60 to 63, for “court”, in each place it appears, substitute “advocate’s”.

(19) After paragraph 60, insert—

(60A)

(1) This paragraph applies if both the criteria set out in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) are met.

(2) The advocate submits a claim for a bolt-on fee on a form specified by the Lord Chancellor.

(3) The advocate provides any additional information or documents where requested by the Lord Chancellor as evidence that paragraph 60(b) is satisfied.

(20) In paragraph 61—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “CB1” substitute “ABP1”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), for “CB2” substitute “ABP2”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (4), for “CB3” substitute “ABP3”.

Section 3 Transitional provision

The amendments made by article 2(9), (10), (12) and (14) to (20) do not apply to the determination of a claim for a bolt-on fee where that claim relates to a hearing which takes place before 31st July 2014.